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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Breathe \Breathe\, v. t. 1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire. [1913 Webster] To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital air. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into. [1913 Webster] Able to breathe life into a stone. --Shak. [1913 Webster] And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. --Gen. ii. 7. [1913 Webster] 3. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow. [1913 Webster] He softly breathed thy name. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse, A mother's curse, on her revolting son. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes. [1913 Webster] 5. To express; to manifest; to give forth. [1913 Webster] Others articles breathe the same severe spirit. --Milner. [1913 Webster] 6. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing. "They breathe the flute." --Prior. [1913 Webster] 7. To promote free respiration in; to exercise. [1913 Webster] And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast created for men to breathe themselves upon thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 8. To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse. [1913 Webster] A moment breathed his panting steed. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 9. To put out of breath; to exhaust. [1913 Webster] Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little breathed by the journey up. --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 10. (Phonetics) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants. [1913 Webster] The same sound may be pronounces either breathed, voiced, or whispered. --H. Sweet. [1913 Webster] Breathed elements, being already voiceless, remain unchanged Note: [in whispering]. --H. Sweet. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Breathe \Breathe\ (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Breathed} (br[=e][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breathing}.] [From {Breath}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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]. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. To take breath; to rest from action. [1913 Webster] Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. [1913 Webster] The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak. [1913 Webster] There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. --Byron. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: 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: {breathe}, {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}, {breathe}, {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}, {breathe}, {pass off}]