exhale
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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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English exalen < Latin exhālāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hālāre to breathe
1350–1400; Middle English exalen < Latin exhālāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + hālāre to breathe
Related forms
un·ex·haled, adjective
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exhale (ɛksˈheɪl, ɪɡˈzeɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to expel (breath, tobacco smoke, etc) from the lungs; breathe out |
| 2. | to give off (air, vapour, fumes, etc) or (of air, vapour, etc) to be given off; emanate |
| [C14: from Latin exhālāre to breathe out, from hālāre to breathe] | |
| ex'halable | |
| —adj | |
| exha'lation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
exhale
c.1400, from M.Fr. exhaler, from L. exhalare "breathe out," from ex- "out" + halare "breathe." Related: Exhaled; exhaling.
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Medical Dictionary
exhale ex·hale (ěks-hāl', ěk-sāl')
v. ex·haled, ex·hal·ing, ex·hales
To breathe out.
To emit a gas, vapor, or odor.
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Example sentences
Breathe in deeply and make an effort to exhale all of the air out of your lungs through the tubing.
Close your mouth, hold your nose and try to exhale slowly.
Even people who get inhalation anthrax do not exhale spores.
Instead you want to try to take a deep breath and then exhale as you talk.
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