inbreathe

verb

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from inbrethen

Definitions

  1. To breathe (something) in

    To breathe (something) in; imbreathe.

    • She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle.
  2. To inspire (a person)

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

    • 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.
    • Both the scribe and the Scripture, both the man of God and the word of God were divinely inbreathed.
  3. To draw in as breath

    To draw in as breath; inhale; inspire.

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

The neighborhood

  • antonymoutbreatheantonym(s) of “to draw in as breath”
  • antonymbreathe outantonym(s) of “to draw in as breath”
  • antonymexhaleantonym(s) of “to draw in as breath”

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at inbreathe. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at inbreathe. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at inbreathe

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA