breathe
Verbs
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(v) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
- I can breathe better when the air is clean
- The patient is respiring
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(v) be alive
- Every creature that breathes
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(v) impart as if by breathing
- He breathed new life into the old house
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(v) allow the passage of air through
- Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear
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(v) utter or tell
- not breathe a word
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(v) manifest or evince
- She breathes the Christian spirit
- (v) take a short break from one's activities in order to relax catch one's breath, take a breather, rest,
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(v) 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
- (v) expel (gases or odors) emit, pass off,