Meaning of respire

(verb) breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide

(adj) (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"