• verb:   impart as if by breathing

  Example: "He breathed new life into the old house"

• verb:   reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked

  Example: "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"

• verb:   be alive

  Example: "Every creature that breathes"

• verb:   allow the passage of air through

  Example: "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"

• verb:   draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

  Example: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"

• verb:   manifest or evince

  Example: "She breathes the Christian spirit"

• verb:   utter or tell

  Example: "Not breathe a word"

• verb:   take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
• verb:   expel (gases or odors)

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