Meaning of EXHALE
| Pronunciation: | | eks'heyl
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- [v] expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"
- [v] give out, as of breath or an odor; "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"
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| | Synonyms: | | breathe out, emanate, expire, give forth |
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| | Antonyms: | | breathe in, inhale, inspire | | |
| | See Also: | | blow, breathe, emit, pass off, respire, snort, suspire, take a breath | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ex*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exaled}, p. pr. & vb.
n.. {Exaling}.] [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.
To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish.
Their inspiration exhaled in elegies. --Prescott.
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