respire
verb
[ rɪˈspʌɪə ]
• breathe.
• "he lay back, respiring deeply"
• recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty.
• "the archduke, newly respiring from so long a war"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French respirer or Latin respirare ‘breathe out’, from re- ‘again’ + spirare ‘breathe’.