v. Also 5–6 enbreathe, -brethe. See also IMBREATHE, INBREATHE. [f. EN- + BREATHE v.]

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  1.  trans. To breathe (something) into; to inspire (a person) with. Also, to give breath to.

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a. 1529.  Skelton, Dethe Erle Northumberl., 157. Enbrethed with the blast of influence deuyne.

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1548.  Gest, Pr. Masse, 86. The holy ghost is accompted enbreathed for that he was presented in Christes breathe.

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1599.  T. M[oufet], Silkwormes, 1. What breth embreath’d these almost thingles things.

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a. 1612.  Broughton, Wks., III. 728. To embreath into your My. the speech … condemned.

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  2.  To breathe in, inhale. In quot. fig.

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18[?].  M. Arnold, Poems, Heine’s Grave. May’st thou the rapture of peace Deep have embreathed at its core.

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  Hence Embreathing vbl. sb.

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1548.  Gest, Pr. Masse, 86. Wrytten by the enbrethinge of the holy ghost.

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