breathe

breathe
I
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To draw breath]
Syn. respire, use one's lungs, inhale, exhale, draw in, breathe in or out, gasp, pant, wheeze, snort, sigh, take air into one's lungs or nostrils, scent, sniff, smell, huff, puff, sniffle.
2. [To live]
Syn. move, exist, be alive; see be 1 .
3. [To blow gently]
Syn. puff, fan, exhale; see blow 1 .
4. [To pause]
Syn. take a breath, recuperate, take a breather*; see pause , rest 2 .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
inhale, exhale, respire, draw a breath, gasp, pant, wheeze, huff, blow, heave, suck, snore, snort, sniff, hyperventilate.
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To breathe in and out: respire. See BREATH. 2. To draw air into the lungs in the process of respiration. Also used with in: inhale, inspire. See BREATH. 3. To expel air in the process of respiration. Also used with out: exhale, expire. See BREATH. 4. To have reality or life: be, exist, live1, subsist. See BE. 5. To tell in confidence: confide, whisper. See SHOW, WORDS.

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