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upbreathe

upbreathe verb: to breathe up or out; to exhale.

Verb

upbreathe (third-person singular simple present upbreathes, present participle upbreathing, simple past and past participle upbreathed)

  1. (obsolete) To breathe up or out; to exhale.
    • To you corruptlesse hunny, and pure dew,
      Upbreathes our holy fire1606, John Marston, The Wonder of Women

Forms of upbreathe

third-person singular presentupbreathes
present participleupbreathing
past participleupbreathed
pastupbreathed

Origin of upbreathe

From up- + breathe.

Questions about upbreathe

What does upbreathe mean?
Upbreathe means to breathe up or out; to exhale.
What part of speech is upbreathe?
Upbreathe is a verb.
What is the past tense of upbreathe?
The past tense of upbreathe is upbreathed.

Words near upbreathe in the dictionary

  1. upbrays
  2. upbreak
  3. upbreaking
  4. upbreakings
  5. upbreaks
  6. upbreathe
  7. upbreathed
  8. upbreathes
  9. upbreathing
  10. upbred
  11. upbreed

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