respire
To breathe in and out successively.
Other meanings
To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
To take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide (as animals do), or vice versa (as plants do).
Related words
- respirocyte
- respirometer
- respirometry
- unrespired
- nonrespiring
- respirable
- respiring
- respiratory
- respiro-
- photorespire
Word history
From Latin "respīrō" (to blow back, breathe out).
Where this comes from
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