Synonyms of breathe

1. breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire: usage: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
2. breathe, exist, survive, live, subsist: usage: be alive; "Every creature that breathes"
3. breathe, instill, transfuse: usage: impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"
4. breathe, be: usage: allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
5. breathe, express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to: usage: utter or tell; "not breathe a word"
6. breathe, convey: usage: manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
7. rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather, pause, intermit, break: usage: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
8. breathe, oxidize, oxidise, oxidate: usage: reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
9. emit, breathe, pass off, exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release: usage: expel (gases or odors)