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respire

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
respire/rɪˈspʌɪə(r)/

▶verb breathe.

■ (of a plant) carry out respiration.

– derivatives
respirable adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. respirer or L. respirare ‘breathe out’.

'respire' also found in these Oxford entries:

breathe - respiration

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