Meanings
verbimbreathe (third-person singular simple present imbreathes, present participle imbreathing, simple past and past participle imbreathed)
present singular third person imbreathes · participle present imbreathing · participle past imbreathed · past imbreathed
- transitiveTo inbreathe; to breathe in.
Alighting some graceful exotic bird from the captivity of a dingy cage, Lady Parvula de Panzoust hovered a moment before the portal as much to manipulate her draperies, it seemed, as to imbreathe the soft sweet air.
1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 22
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Latinim-
- Englishim-
- Middle Englishbreeth
- Middle Englishbrethen
- Englishbreathe
- Englishimbreathe
Cite this entry
APA
imbreathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbreathe
MLA
“imbreathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbreathe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imbreathe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imbreathe.
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