INHALE

inhale, inspire, breathe in

(verb) draw in (air); “Inhale deeply”; “inhale the fresh mountain air”; “The patient has trouble inspiring”; “The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well”

inhale

(verb) draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; “Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

inhale (third-person singular simple present inhales, present participle inhaling, simple past and past participle inhaled)

(intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire

Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale, expire (archaic)

(transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.

Synonyms: breathe in, inbreathe, inspire

Antonyms: breathe out, outbreathe, exhale

(transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.

Antonyms

• exhale

Noun

inhale (plural inhales)

An inhalation.

Anagrams

• haline, healin'

Source: Wiktionary

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In*hale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling.] Etym: [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.]

Definition: To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale. Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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