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expire

Main Entry:: ex·pire
Pronunciation:: \ik-ˈspī(-ə)r, oftenest for vi 3 and vt 2 ek-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ex·pired; ex·pir·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex- + spirare to breathe
Date:: 15th century

intransitive verb1: to breathe one's last breath : die2: to come to an end3: to emit the breathtransitive verb1obsolete : conclude2: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs3archaic : emit

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