verb
- Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs.
- usage: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
- synonyms: take a breath, respire, suspire
- Be alive.
- usage: "Every creature that breathes"
- Impart as if by breathing.
- usage: "He breathed new life into the old house"
- Allow the passage of air through.
- usage: "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
- Utter or tell.
- usage: "not breathe a word"
- Manifest or evince.
- usage: "She breathes the Christian spirit"
- Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.
- synonyms: rest, catch one's breath, take a breather
- Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked.
- usage: "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
- Expel (gases or odors. ).
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