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imbreathe

imbreathe verb: to inbreathe; to breathe in.

Verb

imbreathe (third-person singular simple present imbreathes, present participle imbreathing, simple past and past participle imbreathed)

  1. (transitive) To inbreathe; to breathe in.
    • Alighting some graceful exotic bird from the captivity of a dingy cage, Lady Parvula de Panzoust hovered a moment before the portal as much to manipulate her draperies, it seemed, as to imbreathe the soft sweet air.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 22

Forms of imbreathe

third-person singular presentimbreathes
present participleimbreathing
past participleimbreathed
pastimbreathed

Origin of imbreathe

From im- + breathe.

Questions about imbreathe

What does imbreathe mean?
Imbreathe means to inbreathe; to breathe in.
What part of speech is imbreathe?
Imbreathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of imbreathe?
The past tense of imbreathe is imbreathed.

Words near imbreathe in the dictionary

  1. imbrangle
  2. imbrangled
  3. imbrangles
  4. imbrangling
  5. imbrast
  6. imbreathe
  7. imbreathes
  8. imbred
  9. imbreed
  10. imbreeding
  11. imbrew

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