inbreathe

English

Etymology

From Middle English inbrethen, equivalent to in- +‎ breathe.

Verb

inbreathe (third-person singular simple present inbreathes, present participle inbreathing, simple past and past participle inbreathed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To breathe (something) in; imbreathe.
   • 1921, Octavus Roy Cohen, Midnight‎:

     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:

     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:

     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:

     I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own.

Synonyms

• (to breathe): see Thesaurus:breathe

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to draw in as breath”): outbreathe, breathe out, exhale

Translations

Anagrams

• breathe in, hibernate