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Inbreathe

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To breathe (something) in; imbreathe. ambitransitive

    "She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle."

  2. 2
    To inspire (a person); communicate by inspiration; infuse by breathing. transitive

    "And always remember that every mental power is a gift from Him; that actual power in life must be through Him only; and that mental gifts are not serviceable save as they are ever inbreathed by His own Spirit."

  3. 3
    To draw in as breath; inhale; inspire. transitive

    "I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own."

Etymology

From Middle English inbrethen, equivalent to in- + breathe.

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