v. [UP- 4.] trans. To send up as a breath.
1606. Marston, Trag. Sophonisba, III. i. To you corruptlesse hunny, and pure dew, Upbreathes our holy fire.
1844. Mrs. Browning, Rhyme Duchess May, xc. Straight as if the Holy name did upbreathe her as a flame … She upsprang.
1880. S. Lanier, Hymns of Marshes, Sunrise, 5. Up-breathed from the marshes, a message … Came to the gates of sleep.
