upbreathe

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verb

To breathe up or out; to exhale.

OriginEnglish breathe ← Middle English brethen →
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Meanings

verbupbreathe (third-person singular simple present upbreathes, present participle upbreathing, simple past and past participle upbreathed)

present singular third person upbreathes · participle present upbreathing · participle past upbreathed · past upbreathed

  1. obsoleteTo breathe up or out; to exhale.

    To you corruptlesse hunny, and pure dew, Upbreathes our holy fire

    1606, John Marston, The Wonder of Women

Origin

  1. Englishup-
  2. Middle Englishbreeth
  3. Middle Englishbrethen
  4. Englishbreathe
  5. Englishupbreathe

From up- + breathe.

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APA

upbreathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbreathe

MLA

“upbreathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbreathe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upbreathe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upbreathe.

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