• Inbreathe

    Origin

    From Middle English inbrethen, equivalent to - + breathe.

    Full definition of inbreathe

    Verb

    1. (ambitransitive) To breathe (something) in; imbreathe.
      • 1921, Octavus Roy Cohen, Midnight Chapter , She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle.
    2. (transitive) To inspire (a person); communicate by inspiration; infuse by breathing.
      • 1906, S. D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Service Chapter , 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 Chapter , Both the scribe and the Scripture, both the man of God and the word of God were divinely inbreathed.
    3. (transitive) To draw in as breath; inhale; inspire.
      • 1913, Stephen Graham, A Tramp's Sketches Chapter , I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own.
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