Main entry: suspire, take a breath, breathe, respire
Definition: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Usage: I can breathe better when the air is clean; The patient is respiring
Main entry: emit, breathe, pass off
Definition: expel (gases or odors)
Main entry: breathe
Definition: reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
Usage: This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours
Main entry: rest, take a breather, breathe, catch one's breath
Definition: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
Main entry: breathe
Definition: manifest or evince
Usage: She breathes the Christian spirit
Main entry: breathe
Definition: utter or tell
Usage: not breathe a word
Main entry: breathe
Definition: impart as if by breathing
Usage: He breathed new life into the old house
Main entry: breathe
Definition: be alive
Usage: Every creature that breathes
Main entry: breathe
Definition: allow the passage of air through
Usage: Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear