Definition of "respire" [re•spire]

• To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale. (verb-intransitive)
• To undergo the metabolic process of respiration. (verb-intransitive)
• To breathe easily again, as after a period of exertion or trouble. (verb-intransitive)
• To inhale and exhale (air); breathe. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In the Hydra, the animal may be turned inside out, and the exterior surface will then digest and the stomach respire."
• "The state cannot issue you a “respire andmaintain temperature above the room in which you find yourself” permit."
• "The state cannot issue you a “respire and maintain temperature above the room in which you find yourself” permit."