to blow back, breathe back, breathe out, exhale:
ex eā pars redditur respirando.—To
take breath, breathe, respire: propius fore eos ad
respirandum: Clin. O Clitopho, Timeo. Clit. respira, T.: ter deciens, Iu.—Fig., to fetch breath, recover breath,
recover, revive, be relieved, be refreshed: (improbitas) numquam
sinit eum respirare: si armis positis civitas respiraverit<*>
respiravi, liberatus sum: nec respirare potestas, V.: ita respiratum,
mittique legationes, coeptae, L.: ab eorum mixtis
precibus minisque, L.—To abate, diminish, cease, pause: oppugnatio respiravit: respirasset cupiditas.
Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.
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