To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. Shak. [1913 Webster]
"Breathes there a man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!" [1913 Webster]
To take breath; to rest from action. [1913 Webster]
"Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again!" [1913 Webster]
To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. [1913 Webster]
"The air breathes upon us here most sweetly." [1913 Webster]

"There breathes a living fragrance from the shore." [1913 Webster]

breathe, v. t.

To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire. [1913 Webster]
"To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital air." [1913 Webster]
To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into. [1913 Webster]
"Able to breathe life into a stone." [1913 Webster]

"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life." [1913 Webster]
To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow. [1913 Webster]
"He softly breathed thy name." [1913 Webster]

"Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse,
A mother's curse, on her revolting son." [1913 Webster]
To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes. [1913 Webster]
To express; to manifest; to give forth. [1913 Webster]
"Others articles breathe the same severe spirit." [1913 Webster]
To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing. Prior. [1913 Webster]
To promote free respiration in; to exercise. [1913 Webster]
"And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast created for men to breathe themselves upon thee." [1913 Webster]
To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse. [1913 Webster]
"A moment breathed his panting steed." [1913 Webster]
To put out of breath; to exhaust. [1913 Webster]
"Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little breathed by the journey up." [1913 Webster]
To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants. [1913 Webster]
"[in whispering]" [1913 Webster]

"The same sound may be pronounces either breathed, voiced, or whispered." [1913 Webster]

To breathe again, to take breath; to feel a sense of relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of business. -- To breathe one's last, to die; to expire. -- To breathe a vein, to open a vein; to let blood. Dryden.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

breathe, v.
1 intr. take air into and expel it from the lungs.
2 intr. be or seem alive (is she breathing?).
3 tr. a utter; say (esp. quietly) (breathed her forgiveness). b express; display (breathed defiance).
4 intr. take breath, pause.
5 tr. send out or take in (as if) with breathed air (breathed new life into them; breathed whisky).
6 intr. (of wine, fabric, etc.) be exposed to fresh air.
7 intr. a sound, speak (esp. quietly). b (of wind) blow softly.
8 tr. allow (a horse etc.) to breathe; give rest after exertion.

Idiom

breathe again (or freely) recover from a shock, fear, etc., and be at ease. breathe down a person's neck follow or check up on a person, esp. menacingly. breathe one's last die. breathe upon tarnish, taint. not breathe a word of keep quite secret.

Etymology

ME f. BREATH

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THESAURUS

breathe

He, affect, air, alert, approve, argue, articulate, aspirate, attest, bark, bawl, be, be alive, be animate, be aromatic, be construed as, be extant, be found, be in existence, be met with, be present, be redolent of, be the case, be there, bellow, bespeak, besprinkle, betoken, blare, blat, blow, blubber, boom, brandish, bray, break, break it to, break the news, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, brew, bring forth, bring forward, bring into view, bring out, bring to notice, buzz, cackle, chant, chime, chirp, chorus, color, come out with, communicate, confide, confide to, connote, convey, coo, cough, crow, dangle, decoct, deliver, demonstrate, denote, develop, disclose, display, divulgate, divulge, dramatize, draw breath, draw in, drawl, dredge, dye, embody, emit, emit a smell, enact, entincture, entrust with information, enunciate, evidence, evince, evulgate, exclaim, exhale, exhaust, exhibit, exist, expel, expire, expose to view, express, fetch breath, flaunt, flavor, fling off, flourish, flute, formulate, furnish evidence, gasp, give, give confidential information, give expression, give indication of, give out, give out with, give sign, give token, give tongue, give utterance, give vent to, give voice, go to show, growl, grunt, gulp, hack, happen to be, have being, have life, have place, hiccup, highlight, hint at, hiss, hold, huff, illuminate, illustrate, imbrue, imbue, impart, imply, import, impregnate, incarnate, indicate, infiltrate, infuse, inhale, inspire, instill, involve, keen, knock off, lay off, leaven, let get around, let in on, let next to, let out, lie by, lilt, lip, live, live and breathe, maffle, make clear, make known, make plain, manifest, mark, materialize, mean, mention privately, move, mumble, murmur, mussitate, mutter, nose, obtain, occur, out with, pant, parade, pause, penetrate, perform, permeate, pervade, phonate, phrase, pipe, point to, pour forth, present, prevail, produce, pronounce, publish, puff, put forth, put hep, put in words, put next to, raise, recess, reek, refer to, represent, respire, reveal, roar, roll out, rumble, saturate, say, scent, scream, screech, season, set forth, show, show forth, show signs of, shriek, sibilate, sigh, signalize, signify, sing, slurp, smell, smell of, snap, snarl, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, sob, sound, speak, speak for itself, speak volumes, spell, spotlight, squall, squawk, squeal, stand, stand for, steep, stink, stop for breath, subsist, suck, suck in, suckle, suffuse, suggest, susurrate, symbolize, symptomatize, take a break, take a recess, take a rest, take aside, take five, take ten, take time out, tell, tell confidentially, temper, tend to show, throw off, thunder, tincture, tinge, tip, tip off, token, transfuse, trot out, trumpet, twang, unfold, utter, vent, ventilate, verbalize, vocalize, voice, wail, walk the earth, warble, wave, wheeze, whiff, whine, whisper, word, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yield an odor

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ROGET THESAURUS

breathe

Voice

VB utter, breathe, give utterance, give tongue, cry, ejaculate, rap out, vocalize, prolate, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, accentuate, aspirate, deliver, mouth, whisper in the ear.

Speech

VB speak of, say, utter, pronounce, deliver, give utterance to, utter forth, pour forth, breathe, let fall, come out with, rap out, blurt out have on one's lips, have at the end of one's tongue, have at the tip of one's tongue, break silence, open one's lips, open one's mouth, lift one's voice, raise one's voice, give the tongue, wag the tongue, talk, outspeak, put in a word or two, hold forth, make a speech, deliver a speech, speechify, harangue, declaim, stump, flourish, recite, lecture, sermonize, discourse, be on one's legs, have one's say, say one's say, spout, rant, rave, vent one's fury, vent one's rage, expatiate, speak one's mind, go on the stump, take the stump, soliloquize, tell, speak to, talk together, be eloquent, have a tongue in one's head, have the gift of the gab, pass one's lips, escape one's lips, fall from the lips, fall from the mouth.

Existence

VB exist, be, have being, subsist, live, breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time, vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence, abide, continue, endure, last, remain, stay.

Refreshment

VB brace, reinvigorate, air, freshen up, refresh, recruit, repair, fan, refocillate, refresh the inner man, breathe, respire, drink in the ozone, take a break, take a breather, take five, draw breath, take a deep breath, take breath, gather breath, take a long breath, regain breath, recover breath, get better, raise one's head, recover one's strength, regain one's strength, renew one's strength, perk up, get one's second wind, come to oneself, feel refreshed, feel like a giant refreshed.

Affections

VB have affections, possess affections, be of a character, be affected, breathe.

Ejection

VB give exit, give vent to, let out, give out, pour out, squeeze out, send out, dispatch, despatch, exhale, excern, excrete, embogue, secrete, secern, extravasate, shed, void, evacuation, emit, open the sluices, open the floodgates, turn on the tap, extrude, detrude, effuse, spend, expend, pour forth, squirt, spirt, spurt, spill, slop, perspire, breathe, blow, tap, draw off, bale out, lade out, let blood, broach, eject, reject, expel, discard, cut, send to coventry, boycott, chasser, banish, bounce, fire, fire out, throw, throw out, throw up, throw off, throw away, throw aside, push, throw out, throw off, throw away, throw aside, shovel out, shovel away, sweep out, sweep away, brush off, brush away, whisk off, whisk away, turn off, turn away, send off, send away, discharge, send adrift, turn adrift, cast adrift, turn out, bundle out, throw overboard, give the sack to, send packing, send about one's business, send to the right about, strike off the roll, turn out neck and heels, turn out head and shoulders, turn out neck and crop, pack off, send away with a flea in the ear, send to Jericho, bow out, show the door to, turn out of doors, turn out of house and home, evict, oust, unhouse, unkennel, dislodge, unpeople, dispeople, depopulate, relegate, deport, empty, drain to the dregs, sweep off, clear off, clear out, clear away, suck, draw off, clean out, make a clean sweep of, clear decks, purge, embowel, disbowel, disembowel, eviscerate, gut, unearth, root out, root up, averuncate, weed out, get out, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, shake off, exenterate, vomit, throw up, regurgitate, spew, puke, keck, retch, heave, upchuck, chuck up, barf, belch out, cast up, bring up, be sick, get sick, worship the porcelain god, disgorge, expectorate, clear the throat, hawk, spit, sputter, splutter, slobber, drivel, slaver, slabber, eructate, drool, unpack, unlade, unload, unship, offload, break bulk, dump, be let out, spew forth, erupt, ooze.

Wind

VB blow, waft, blow hard, blow great guns, blow a hurricane, wuther, stream, issue, respire, breathe, puff, whiff, whiffle, gasp, wheeze, snuff, snuffle, sniff, sniffle, sneeze, cough, fan, ventilate, inflate, perflate, blow up.

Life

VB be alive, live, breathe, respire, subsist, walk the earth, strut and fret one's hour upon the stage, be spared, see the light, be born, come into the world, fetch breath, draw breath, fetch the breath of life, draw the breath of life, quicken, revive, come to life, give birth to, bring to life, put into life, vitalize, vivify, vivificate, reanimate, keep alive, keep body and soul together, keep the wolf from the door, support life, hive nine lives like a cat.

Faintness

VB whisper, breathe, murmur, purl, hum, gurgle, ripple, babble, flow, tinkle, mutter, susurrate, steal on the ear, melt in the air, float on the air.

Evidence

VB be evidence, evince, show, betoken, tell of, indicate, imply, involve, argue, bespeak, breathe, have weight, carry weight, tell, speak volumes, speak for itself, rest upon, depend upon, repose on, bear witness, give evidence, testify, depose, witness, vouch for, sign, seal, undersign, set one's hand and seal, sign and seal, deliver as one's act and deed, certify, attest, acknowledge, make absolute, confirm, prove (demonstrate), indorse, countersign, corroborate, support, ratify, bear out, uphold, warrant, adduce, attest, cite, quote, refer to, appeal to, call, call to witness, bring forward, bring into court, allege, plead, produce witnesses, confront witnesses, place into evidence, mark into evidence, collect evidence, bring together evidence, rake up evidence, experiment, have a case, make out a case, establish, authenticate, substantiate, verify, make good, quote chapter and verse, bring home to, bring to book.

Meaning

VB mean, signify, express, import, purport, convey, imply, breathe, indicate, bespeak, bear a sense, tell of, speak of, touch on, point to, allude to, drive at, involve, declare, understand by.

Information

VB tell, inform, inform of, acquaint, acquaint with, impart, impart to, make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken, transmit, let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known, publish, notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of, let one know, have one to know, give one to understand, give notice, set before, lay before, put before, point out, put into one's head, put one in possession of, instruct, direct the attention to, announce, annunciate, report, report progress, bringword, send word, leave word, write word, telegraph, telephone, wire, retail, render an account, give an account, state, let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest, disclose, show cause, explain, hint, given an inkling of, give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, glance at, tip the wink, suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe, whisper, whisper in the ear, give a bit of one's mind, tell one plainly, tell once for all, speak volumes, undeceive, unbeguile, set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of, be informed of, know, learn, get scent of, get wind of, gather from, awaken to, open one's eyes to, become alive, become awake to, hear, overhear, understand, come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge, reach one's ears.

Disclosure

VB disclose, discover, dismask, draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain, unmask, unveil, unfold, uncover, unseal, unkennel, take off the seal, break the seal, lay open, lay bare, expose, open, open up, bare, bring to light, divulge, reveal, break, squeal, tattle, sing, rat, snitch, let into the secret, reveal the secrets of the prison house, tell, breathe, utter, blab, peach, let out, let fall, let drop, let slip, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, betray, tell tales, come out of school, come out with, give vent, give utterance to, open the lips, blurt out, vent, whisper about, speak out, make public, unriddle, split, acknowledge, allow, concede, grant, admit, own, own up to, confess, avow, throw off all disguise, turn inside out, make a clean breast, show one's hand, show one's cards, unburden one's mind, disburden one's mind, disburden one's conscience, disburden one's heart, open one's mind, lay bare one's mind, tell a piece of one's mind, unbosom oneself, own to the soft impeachment, say the truth, speak the truth, turn King's evidence, Queen's evidence, acknowledge the corn, raise the mask, drop the mask, lift the mask, remove the mask, throw off the mask, expose, lay open, undeceive, unbeguile, disabuse, set right, correct, open the eyes of, d_esillusionner, be disclosed, transpire, come to light, come in sight, become known, escape the lips, come out, ooze out, creep out, leak out, peep out, crop-out, show its face, show its colors, discover itself, break through the clouds, flash on the mind.

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