Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-SPIRE'
RE-SPIRE', v.i. [Fr. respirer; L. respiro; re and spiro; to breathe.]
- To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs and exhale it, for the purpose of maintaining animal life.
- To catch breath. – Spenser.
- To rest; to take rest from toil. – Milton.
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