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English

Etymology

See breath.

Pronunciation


Verb

{{en-verb|breathes|breathing|breathed}}

  1. To repeatedly draw air into, and expel it from, the lungs in order to extract oxygen from it and excrete waste products.
  2. To exchange gases with the environment.
  3. : Garments made of ****** and similar new materials breathe well and keep the skin relatively dry during exercise.
  4. Figuratively, to be relaxed or calm.
  5. : ...a child's peaceful breathing...
  6. : ...the wind breathes through the trees...
  7. Figuratively, to live.
  8. : I will not allow it, as long as I still breathe.
  9. To repeatedly draw (something) into, and expel (that thing) from, the lungs.
  10. : Try not to breathe too much smoke.
  11. To whisper quietly.
  12. : He breathed the words into her ear, but she understood them all.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Breathe \Breathe\, v. t.
1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to
respire.
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To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital
air. --Dryden.
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2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.
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Able to breathe life into a stone. --Shak.
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And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the
ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life. --Gen. ii. 7.
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3. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to
whisper; as, to breathe a vow.
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He softly breathed thy name. --Dryden.
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Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse,
A mother's curse, on her revolting son. --Shak.
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4. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe
odors or perfumes.
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5. To express; to manifest; to give forth.
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Others articles breathe the same severe spirit.
--Milner.
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6. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.
"They breathe the flute." --Prior.
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7. To promote free respiration in; to exercise.
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And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast
created for men to breathe themselves upon thee.
--Shak.
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8. To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural
breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.
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A moment breathed his panting steed. --Sir W.
Scott.
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9. To put out of breath; to exhaust.
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Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little
breathed by the journey up. --Dickens.
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10. (Phonetics) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal
consonants.
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The same sound may be pronounces either breathed,
voiced, or whispered. --H. Sweet.
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Breathed elements, being already voiceless, remain
unchanged

Note: [in whispering]. --H. Sweet.
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To breathe again, to take breath; to feel a sense of
relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of
business.

To breathe one's last, to die; to expire.

To breathe a vein, to open a vein; to let blood. --Dryden.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Breathe \Breathe\ (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Breathed
(br[=e][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] [From Breath.]
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1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I
am in health, I breathe." --Shak.
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Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land! --Sir W. Scott
[The Lay of
the Last
Minstrel].
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2. To take breath; to rest from action.
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Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.
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3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to
emanate; to blow gently.
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The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.
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There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.
--Byron.
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WordNet breathe
v 1: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
better when the air is clean"; "The patient is
respiring" [syn: take a breath, respire, suspire]
2: be alive; "Every creature that breathes"
3: impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the
old house"
4: allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric
breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
5: utter or tell; "not breathe a word"
6: manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
7: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
[syn: rest, catch one's breath, take a breather]
8: reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand
after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be
allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
9: expel (gases or odors) [syn: emit, pass off]
Moby Dictionary
He , affect , air , alert , approve , argue , articulate , aspirate ,
attest , bark , bawl , be , be alive , be animate , be aromatic ,
be construed as , be extant , be found , be in existence , be met with ,
be present , be redolent of , be the case , be there , bellow , bespeak ,
besprinkle , betoken , blare , blat , blow , blubber , boom , brandish ,
bray , break , break it to , break the news , breathe hard , breathe in ,
breathe out , brew , bring forth , bring forward , bring into view ,
bring out , bring to notice , buzz , cackle , chant , chime , chirp ,
chorus , color , come out with , communicate , confide , confide to ,
connote , convey , coo , cough , crow , dangle , decoct , deliver ,
demonstrate , denote , develop , disclose , display , divulgate ,
divulge , dramatize , draw breath , draw in , drawl , dredge , dye ,
embody , emit , emit a smell , enact , entincture ,
entrust with information , enunciate , evidence , evince , evulgate ,
exclaim , exhale , exhaust , exhibit , exist , expel , expire ,
expose to view , express , fetch breath , flaunt , flavor , fling off ,
flourish , flute , formulate , furnish evidence , gasp , give ,
give confidential information , give expression , give indication of ,
give out , give out with , give sign , give token , give tongue ,
give utterance , give vent to , give voice , go to show , growl , grunt ,
gulp , hack , happen to be , have being , have life , have place ,
hiccup , highlight , hint at , hiss , hold , huff , illuminate ,
illustrate , imbrue , imbue , impart , imply , import , impregnate ,
incarnate , indicate , infiltrate , infuse , inhale , inspire , instill ,
involve , keen , knock off , lay off , leaven , let get around ,
let in on , let next to , let out , lie by , lilt , lip , live ,
live and breathe , maffle , make clear , make known , make plain ,
manifest , mark , materialize , mean , mention privately , move , mumble ,
murmur , mussitate , mutter , nose , obtain , occur , out with , pant ,
parade , pause , penetrate , perform , permeate , pervade , phonate ,
phrase , pipe , point to , pour forth , present , prevail , produce ,
pronounce , publish , puff , put forth , put hep , put in words ,
put next to , raise , recess , reek , refer to , represent , respire ,
reveal , roar , roll out , rumble , saturate , say , scent , scream ,
screech , season , set forth , show , show forth , show signs of ,
shriek , sibilate , sigh , signalize , signify , sing , slurp , smell ,
smell of , snap , snarl , sneeze , sniff , sniffle , snore , snort , snuff ,
snuff in , snuffle , sob , sound , speak , speak for itself ,
speak volumes , spell , spotlight , squall , squawk , squeal , stand ,
stand for , steep , stink , stop for breath , subsist , suck , suck in ,
suckle , suffuse , suggest , susurrate , symbolize , symptomatize ,
take a break , take a recess , take a rest , take aside , take five ,
take ten , take time out , tell , tell confidentially , temper ,
tend to show , throw off , thunder , tincture , tinge , tip , tip off ,
token , transfuse , trot out , trumpet , twang , unfold , utter , vent ,
ventilate , verbalize , vocalize , voice , wail , walk the earth ,
warble , wave , wheeze , whiff , whine , whisper , word , yap , yawp , yell ,
yelp , yield an odor


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