EXHALE
exhale, expire, breathe out
(verb) expel air; “Exhale when you lift the weight”
exhale, give forth, emanate
(verb) give out (breath or an odor); “The chimney exhales a thick smoke”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
exhale (third-person singular simple present exhales, present participle exhaling, simple past and past participle exhaled)
(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
(transitive) To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
(intransitive) To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
(transitive) To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
(transitive) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
Synonyms
• (breathe out (intransitive)): outbreathe, breathe out, expire (archaic)
• (expel (transitive)): outbreathe, breathe out, expire (archaic)
Antonyms
• (expel (transitive)): inbreathe, breathe in, inhale
• (breathe out (intransitive)): inbreathe, breathe in, inspire
Noun
exhale (plural exhales)
An exhalation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*hale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaled, p. pr. & vb. n.. Exaling.] Etym: [L. exhalare; ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. Inhale.]
1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia. Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. Pope.
2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth.
Ex*hale", v. i.
Definition: To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish. Their inspiration exhaled in elegies. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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