exhale
[ eks-heyl, ek-seyl ]
/ ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl /
verb (used without object), ex·haled, ex·hal·ing.
to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
verb (used with object), ex·haled, ex·hal·ing.
to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh.
to give off as vapor: The engine exhaled steam.
to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.
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Origin of exhale
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exhale
/ (ɛksˈheɪl, ɪɡˈzeɪl) /
verb
to expel (breath, tobacco smoke, etc) from the lungs; breathe out
to give off (air, vapour, fumes, etc) or (of air, vapour, etc) to be given off; emanate
Word Origin for exhale
C14: from Latin exhālāre to breathe out, from hālāre to breathe
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exhale
c.1400, from Middle French exhaler (14c.), from Latin exhalare "breathe out, evaporate," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + halare "breathe." Related: Exhaled; exhaling.
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exhale
[ ĕks-hāl′, ĕk-sāl′ ]
v.
To breathe out.
To emit a gas, vapor, or odor.
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