1. (v. i.) To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.

2. (v. i.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.

3. (v. t.) To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.

4. (v. t.) To breathe out; to exhale.

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