US /ɪnˈbrið/ UK /ɪnˈbriːð/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to breathe in; to inhale or inspire

    He paused to inbreathe the cool morning air.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to breathe in; to inhale or... inhaleinspirebreathe inrespire
Opposites
exhalebreathe outexpire
Word family
Related forms breathebreathinbreathing

Etymology

From in- ('in') + breathe, the latter from Middle English brethen, from breth ('breath'), from Old English brǣþ ('odor, exhalation, breath').

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