exhale

exhale
/eks hayl", ek sayl"/, v., exhaled, exhaling.
v.i.
1. to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
2. to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
v.t.
3. to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh.
4. to give off as vapor: The engine exhaled steam.
5. to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.
[1350-1400; ME exalen < L exhalare, equiv. to ex- EX-1 + halare to breathe]

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  • exhale — UK [eksˈheɪl] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms exhale : present tense I/you/we/they exhale he/she/it exhales present participle exhaling past tense exhaled past participle exhaled to breathe air out through your mouth or nose… …   English dictionary

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