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expire

/ɛkˈspaɪ.ə(ɹ)/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To die.
  2. To lapse and become invalid.
  3. To exhale; to breathe out.
  4. To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
  5. To bring to a close; to terminate.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

decease(English)pass away(English)die(English)perish(English)exit(English)run out(English)breathe out(English)exhale(English)expiration(English)renew(English)renewed(English)renewal(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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