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- verb transitive To give artificial respiration to.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The idea is to get enough organic action going to loosen up the carbon locked into the crust and respirate it into the atmosphere.
Spin 2005
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The breathing trunk on the top of his head would allow him to respirate freely while completely submerged.
Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003
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The breathing trunk on the top of his head would allow him to respirate freely while completely submerged.
Drowning World Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2003
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The way Imiro it, this Surtseychica respirate his home life, his money, an 'his respectedness.
The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002
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One of the things that happens after fruits or vegetables have been picked, they continue to respirate and they continue to give off moisture. ...
NPR Topics: News 2011
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It happens to be poisonous to critters who respirate with hemoglobin, as the iron in the hemoglobin binds CO more tightly than it binds oxygen.
Autoblog Green Xavier Navarro 2010
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… It WILL KILL more green vegetation & thus also COMPOUND their so-called excess-CO2 "issue" becuase less green vegatation means MORE CO2 since PLANTS are the BEST way to absorb / respirate CO2 & convert it to O2 oxygen!!!
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And people keep going on and on that Obama getting elected makes our society less judgemental, pfft. people who exercise respirate more in the process and so produce more carbon admissions. people who exercise less are more likely to spend time using electrical appliances which are responsible for increased carbon emissions
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[2] This is the opening in the body wall and help to respirate by supporting the gases (also oxygen) throughout the body.
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And people keep going on and on that Obama getting elected makes our society less judgemental, pfft. people who exercise respirate more in the process and so produce more carbon admissions. people who exercise less are more likely to spend time using electrical appliances which are responsible for increased carbon emissions
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