Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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respire | No | No | Yes | No |
inspire | No | No | Yes | No |
respire (verb) | inspire (verb) |
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs | draw in (air) |
undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide | fill with revolutionary ideas |
breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety | serve as the inciting cause of |
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | |
supply the inspiration for | |
heighten or intensify |