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Definition of respire verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

respire

verb

NAmE//rɪˈspaɪər//

[intransitive] (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they respire

he / she / it respires

past simple respired

-ing form respiring

to breathe Terrestrial amphibians respire through their skin.

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