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upbreathe

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English

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Etymology

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From up- +‎ breathe.

Verb

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upbreathe (third-person singular simple present upbreathes, present participle upbreathing, simple past and past participle upbreathed)

  1. (obsolete) To breathe up or out; to exhale.
    • 1606, John Marston, The Wonder of Women:
      To you corruptlesse hunny, and pure dew,
      Upbreathes our holy fire