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   respire

   /rɪˈspʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. breathe: "he lay back, respiring deeply"
   • ▪ (of a plant) carry out respiration, especially at night when photosynthesis has ceased: "lichens respire at lower levels of temperature and moisture"
   • 2. recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty: archaic "the archduke, newly respiring from so long a war"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French respirer or Latin respirare ‘breathe out’, from re- ‘again’ + spirare ‘breathe’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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