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Meaning of breathe

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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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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