Meanings
present singular third person inbreathes · participle present inbreathing · participle past inbreathed · past inbreathed
- ambitransitiveTo breathe (something) in; imbreathe.
She inbreathed sharply, then her eyes narrowed a trifle.
1921, Octavus Roy Cohen, MidnightSynonyms: breathe
- transitiveTo inspire (a person); communicate by inspiration; infuse by breathing.
Both the scribe and the Scripture, both the man of God and the word of God were divinely inbreathed.
1894, A. J. Gordon, The Ministry of the Spirit1 more example
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.
1906, S. D. Gordon, Quiet Talks on Service - transitiveTo draw in as breath; inhale; inspire.
I had inbreathed their mystery and outbreathed it again as my own.
1913, Stephen Graham, A Tramp's Sketches
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo breathe (something) in; imbreathe.
antonym(s) of “to draw in as breath”
Origin
- Middle Englishinbrethen
- Englishinbreathe
From Middle English inbrethen, equivalent to in- + breathe.
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Bulgarian вдишвам
- вдишвам (vdišvam)To breathe (something) in
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inbreathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbreathe
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