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expire
[ ik-spahyuhr ]
/ ɪkˈspaɪər /
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Definition of expire
verb (used without object), ex·pired, ex·pir·ing.
to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
to emit the last breath; die.
to breathe out.
to die out, as a fire.
verb (used with object), ex·pired, ex·pir·ing.
to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
Archaic. to give off, emit, or eject.
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Origin of expire
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin ex(s)pīrāre to breathe out, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + spīrāre to breathe
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Words nearby expire
expiation, expiatory, expiration, expiration date, expiratory, expire, expiry, expiscate, explain, explain away, explainer
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British Dictionary definitions for expire
expire
/ (ɪkˈspaɪə) /
verb
(intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
to breathe out (air); exhale
(intr) to die
Derived forms of expire
expirer, nounWord Origin for expire
C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspīrāre to breathe out, from spīrāre to breathe
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