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ex⋅hale

  [eks-heyl, ek-seyl] verb, -haled, -hal⋅ing.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
2. to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.
–verb (used with object)
3. to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh.
4. to give off as vapor: The engine exhaled steam.
5. to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME exalen < L exhālāre, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + hālāre to breathe
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Word Origin & History

exhale 
c.1400, from M.Fr. exhaler, from L. exhalare "breathe out," from ex- "out" + halare "breathe."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·hale
Pronunciation: eks-'(h)A(&)l
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ex·haled; ex·hal·ing
intransitive senses
: to emit breath or vapor exhale transitive senses
: to breathe out
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

exhale ex·hale (ěks-hāl', ěk-sāl')
v. ex·haled, ex·hal·ing, ex·hales

  1. To breathe out.

  2. To emit a gas, vapor, or odor.

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