单词 | inbreathe |
释义 | inbreathev. 1. transitive. To breathe (something) in. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > inhale [verb (transitive)] to suck inc1220 drawa1300 inbreathea1382 to draw ina1398 to take in1495 inhaust1547 fetch1552 fet1556 imbreathe1574 to breathe in1576 attract1582 suck?1614 inspirate1615 imbibe1621 inspire1666 redistend1684 inhale1725 embreathe1867 indraw1883 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Ecclus. iv. 12 Wisdom to his sonus inbrethede [a1425 L.V. enspirith] life. 1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things sig. C.iiii A nother cause is contagiousnes which the ambient of compassing aire powreth and inbreatheth vpon those whome it doth enuiron. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 72 They cannot inbreath into us such knowledg that shal quiet and allay our..hearts. a1763 J. Byrom Fragm. (R.) That inward, holy thing, inbreathed then. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets x. 337 So true and delicate a spirit is inbreathed into the old forms. 2. To inspire (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > inspire inspire1390 embreathea1529 infuse1560 possess1597 inbreathe1883 1851 [implied in: F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. I. 200 The advantages which the inbreathed spirit receives. (at inbreathed adj.)]. 1883 Presbyterian Messenger 221 A soul saved and inbreathed by Jesus Christ. 1895 A. Murray Holiest of All 49 All prove to us how they were inbreathed by that Spirit of Christ. 3. To draw in as breath; to inhale, inspire. ΚΠ 1889 Illingworth Probl. Pain in Lux Mundi (ed. 10) 122 He felt himself inbreathing power from on high. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.a1382 |
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