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rebreathe

rebreathe verb: to breathe in air that has been exhaled.

Verb

rebreathe (third-person singular simple present rebreathes, present participle rebreathing, simple past and past participle rebreathed)

  1. To breathe in air that has been exhaled.

Forms of rebreathe

third-person singular presentrebreathes
present participlerebreathing
past participlerebreathed
pastrebreathed

Origin of rebreathe

From re- + breathe.

Words formed from rebreathe

Questions about rebreathe

What does rebreathe mean?
Rebreathe means to breathe in air that has been exhaled.
What part of speech is rebreathe?
Rebreathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of rebreathe?
The past tense of rebreathe is rebreathed.

Words near rebreathe in the dictionary

  1. rebreaches
  2. rebreaching
  3. rebreak
  4. rebreaking
  5. rebreaks
  6. rebreathe
  7. rebreathed
  8. rebreather
  9. rebreathers
  10. rebreathes
  11. rebreathing

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