inbreathe

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{169} inbreathe one book, thereby separating it and setting it apart from all other books. [

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  1. transitive verb To breathe (something) in; inhale.

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  • {169} inbreathe one book, thereby separating it and setting it apart from all other books. [ —  The Ministry of the Spirit
  • For one instant the preacher paused, for the awed and listening mass of people who had been literally holding their breath, were compelled to inbreathe, and the catch of breath was heard through all the place. —  The Mark of the Beast
 

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  1. from Middle English inbrethen; from in- + breathe.
 

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/ɪnˈbrið/
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