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Breathe

🔄 Synonyms of "Breathe"

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WordDefinition
restnoun(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
respireverb(intransitive) To breathe in and out successively.
emitverb(transitive) To send out or give off.
pass offverb(intransitive) To happen.
give offverb(transitive) To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
take a breathverb(idiomatic) to pause or rest after strenuous activity
take a breatherverb(idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.

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unableverbNot able; lacking a certain ability.
not able(usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how

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WordDefinition
respireverb(intransitive) To breathe in and out successively.
take a breathverb(idiomatic) to pause or rest after strenuous activity
restverb(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
take a breatherverb(idiomatic) To take a break; to pause or relax briefly.
pass offverb(intransitive) To happen.
give offverb(transitive) To emit; to produce and send forth; to come across in some manner.
emitverb(transitive) To send out or give off.
respirationnounThe process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
inhaleverb(intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
respirableOf air: breathable.
exhaleverb(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
breathverbMisspelling of breathe. [(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.]
gaspverb(intransitive) To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
snortverb(intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
ventilateverbTo replace stale or noxious air with fresh.
smellverb(transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
inflateverb(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
blowingnounThe act of one who blows, or that which blows.
blowverb(intransitive) To produce an air current.
injectverb(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs.

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