Imbreathe

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To inbreathe; to breathe in. transitive

    "Alighting some graceful exotic bird from the captivity of a dingy cage, Lady Parvula de Panzoust hovered a moment before the portal as much to manipulate her draperies, it seemed, as to imbreathe the soft sweet air."

Example

More examples

"Alighting some graceful exotic bird from the captivity of a dingy cage, Lady Parvula de Panzoust hovered a moment before the portal as much to manipulate her draperies, it seemed, as to imbreathe the soft sweet air."

Etymology

From im- + breathe.

Related phrases

breathe in

More for "imbreathe"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.