Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inbreathe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-breathe
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To breathe (something) in; imbreathe.

verb

To inspire (a person); communicate by inspiration; infuse by breathing.

Transitive verb

verb

To draw in as breath; inhale; inspire.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle."
"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."
"Both the scribe and the Scripture, both the man of God and the word of God were divinely inbreathed."
"I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in
Root: inbrethen

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

inbreathes (present, singular) inbreathing (participle, present) inbreathed (participle, past) inbreathed (past)

Synonyms

breathe

Antonyms

outbreathe breathe out exhale

Questions

What does inbreathe mean?: To breathe (something) in; imbreathe.
Where does inbreathe come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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