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respired

Variant of respire

intransitive verb respired, respiring

  1. to breathe or carry on respiration; inhale and exhale air
  2. Old Poet. to breathe freely or easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

transitive verb

to breathe or carry on respiration

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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