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Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.

Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony..

Expiration :: Expiration (n.) That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound..

Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To bring to a close; to terminate.

Expirable :: Expirable (a.) That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.

Alive :: Alive (a.) In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire alive; to keep the affections alive..

Expirant :: Expirant (n.) One who expires or is expiring.

Flicker :: Flicker (v. i.) To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light..

Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To emit; to give out.

Expired :: Expired (imp. & p. p.) of Expir.

Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To emit the breath.

Inspire :: Inspire (v. t.) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.

Alias :: Alias (n.) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors..

Inspire :: Inspire (v. i.) To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.

Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.

Ghost :: Ghost (v. i.) To die; to expire.

Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday..

Die :: Die (v. i.) To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought..

Respire :: Respire (v. t.) To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe..

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