respire
re·spire / riˈspīr/ • v. [intr.] breathe: he lay back, respiring deeply | [tr.] a country where fresh air seems impossible to respire. ∎ (of a plant) carry out respiration, esp. at night when photosynthesis has ceased. ∎ poetic/lit. recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty: the archduke, newly respiring from so long a war.
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