[W/K] :: Respired

  Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired
     (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Respiring.] [L. respirare,
     respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F.
     respirer. See Spirit.]
     1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
        --Spenser.
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              Here leave me to respire.             --Milton.
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              From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron.
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     2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and
        exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of
        maintaining the vitality of the blood.
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