inbreathe C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɪnˈbrið/ UK /ɪnˈbriːð/ See IPA manual Meanings 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 AI details From in- ('in') + breathe, the latter from Middle English brethen, from breth ('breath'), from Old English brǣþ ('odor, exhalation, breath'). brǣþ Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inbreathe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈbrið/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈbriːð/ ## Meanings 1. to breathe in; to inhale or inspire ## Examples - He paused to inbreathe the cool morning air. ## Synonyms - inhale - inspire - breathe in - respire ## Antonyms - exhale - breathe out - expire ## Related Forms - breathe - breath - inbreathing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: brǣþ ## Etymology From in- ('in') + breathe, the latter from Middle English brethen, from breth ('breath'), from Old English brǣþ ('odor, exhalation, breath'). ## AI Etymology Inbreathe is from in- ('in') + breathe, the latter from Middle English brethen, from breth ('breath'), from Old English brǣþ ('odor, exhalation, breath'). Important recorded forms include brǣþ (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to breathe in; to inhale or inspire. The wider family includes related words such as breathe, breath, and inbreathing. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown