breathe

1. Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs (synset 200001740)
   "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
   entail:

   • breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air
   • breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air)
   subtypes:

   • respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
   • choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
   • hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast
   • hiccough, hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound
   • sigh, suspire - heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
   • breathe out, exhale, expire - expel air
   • breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air)
   • wheeze - breathe with difficulty
   • yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
   • saw logs, saw wood, snore - breathe noisily during one's sleep
   same as: respire, suspire, take a breath
   verb group:

   • respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
   • respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
2. Be alive (synset 202623136)
   "Every creature that breathes"
   is a type of: exist, live, subsist, survive - support oneself
3. Impart as if by breathing (synset 202330268)
   "He breathed new life into the old house"
   is a type of: instill, transfuse - impart gradually
4. Allow the passage of air through (synset 202757662)
   "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
   is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
5. Utter or tell (synset 200943377)
   "not breathe a word"
   is a type of: express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
6. Manifest or evince (synset 200931665)
   "She breathes the Christian spirit"
   is a type of: convey - (of information) make known; pass on
7. Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax (synset 200781405)
   is a type of: break, intermit, pause - cease an action temporarily
   same as: catch one's breath, rest, take a breather
8. Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked (synset 200240640)
   "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
   is a type of: oxidate, oxidise, oxidize - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
9. Expel (gases or odors) (synset 200105087)
   is a type of: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release - eliminate (a substance)
   subtypes:

   • belch, bubble, burp, eruct - expel gas from the stomach
   • force out - emit or cause to move with force of effort
   • emanate, exhale, give forth - give out (breath or an odor)
   • radiate - send out real or metaphoric rays
   • bubble - form, produce, or emit bubbles
   same as: emit, pass off

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