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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
expire \expire"\, v. t. imp. p. p. expired; p. pr vb. n.
expiring. l. expirare, exspirare, expiratum, exspiratum;
ex out + spirare to breathe: cf. f. expirer. see spirit.
1. to breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from
the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; --
opposed to inspire.
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anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of
inspiring and expiring air. --harvey.
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this chafed the boar; his nostrils flames expire.
--dryden.
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2. to give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor;
to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth
expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors.
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the expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the
earth in winter. --bacon.
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3. to emit; to give out. obs. --dryden.
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4. to bring to a close; to terminate. obs.
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expire the term
of a despised life. --shak.
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see also:
expired expiring spirit inspire
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
expiring \expir"ing\, a.
1. breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or
volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath;
dying; ending; terminating.
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2. pertaining to, or uttered at, the time of dying; as,
expiring words; expiring groans.
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