Dictionary Check: breathe

"breathe" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

verb

draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Example: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"
verb

be alive

Example: "Every creature that breathes"
verb

impart as if by breathing

Example: "He breathed new life into the old house"
verb

allow the passage of air through

Example: "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
verb

utter or tell

Example: "not breathe a word"
verb

manifest or evince

Example: "She breathes the Christian spirit"

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