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Inhaled

[in-heyl] Origin

in·hale

[in-heyl] verb, -haled, -hal·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
verb (used without object)
2.
to breathe in, especially the smoke of cigarettes, cigars, etc.: Do you inhale when you smoke?

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Inhaled is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1715–25; in-2 + (ex)hale

un·in·haled, adjective
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Word Origin & History

inhale
1623 (implied in inhalation), from L. inhalare "breathe upon," from in- "upon" + halare "breathe." Taken in Fr. and Eng. as the opposite of exhale. Slang sense of "eat rapidly" is recorded from 1924.
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inhale in·hale (ĭn-hāl')
v. in·haled, in·hal·ing, in·hales

  1. To breathe in; inspire.

  2. To draw something such as smoke or a medicinal mist into the lungs by breathing; inspire.

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