exhale

One entry found for exhale.

Main Entry: ex·hale
Pronunciation: eks-'hAl, ek-'sAl
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): ex·haled; ex·hal·ing
Etymology: Middle English exalen, from Latin exhalare, from ex- + halare to breathe
intransitive verb
1 : to rise or be given off as vapor
2 : to emit breath or vapor
transitive verb
1 a : to breathe out <she exhaled a sigh> b : to give forth (gaseous matter) : EMIT
2 archaic : to cause to be emitted in vapor