Expire

·vi To emit the breath.

II. Expire ·vi To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.

III. Expire ·vt To Emit; to give out.

IV. Expire ·vt To bring to a close; to Terminate.

V. Expire ·vi To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to Die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.

VI. Expire ·vt To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration;

— opposed to inspire.

VII. Expire ·vt 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.

VIII. Expire ·vi 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.