ex·pire
vb, ex*pired ex*pir*ing vi 1 : to breathe one's last breath : DIE 2 : to emit the breath vt : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs <the basal metabolism test … measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the lungs -J. D. Ratcliff> .
oftenest for vi 2 and vt
Similar sounding terms: ex·pi·ry
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