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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Breathe \Breathe\ (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Breathed}; p. pr & vb n. {Breathing}.] [From {Breath}.] 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. ``I am in health, I breathe.'' --Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead? --Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak. 3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak. There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. --Byron. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: breathed adj 1: having breath or breath as specified; usually used in combination; "sweet-breathed" 2: uttered without voice; "could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'"; "voiceless whispers" [syn: {voiceless}]
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