inbreathe
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English inbrethen, equivalent to in- + breathe.
Verb edit
inbreathe (third-person singular simple present inbreathes, present participle inbreathing, simple past and past participle inbreathed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To breathe (something) in; imbreathe.
- 1921, Octavus Roy Cohen, Midnight[1]:
- She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle.
- (transitive) To inspire (a person); communicate by inspiration; infuse by breathing.
- 1906, S. D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Service[2]:
- 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.
- 1894, A. J. Gordon, The Ministry of the Spirit[3]:
- Both the scribe and the Scripture, both the man of God and the word of God were divinely inbreathed.
- (transitive) To draw in as breath; inhale; inspire.
- 1913, Stephen Graham, A Tramp's Sketches[4]:
- I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own.
Synonyms edit
- (to breathe): see Thesaurus:breathe
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "to draw in as breath"): outbreathe, breathe out, exhale