Definition of expire

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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.

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Flicker :: Flicker (v. i.) To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light..
Ghost :: Ghost (v. i.) To die; to expire.
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.
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..
Expiration :: Expiration (n.) That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which is produced by breathing out, as a sound..
Inspire :: Inspire (v. t.) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
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..
Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To bring to a close; to terminate.
Elegit :: Elegit (n.) A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired..
Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To emit; to give out.
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. 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..
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To emit the breath.
Respire :: Respire (v. t.) To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe..
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony..
Inspire :: Inspire (v. i.) To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
Expirant :: Expirant (n.) One who expires or is expiring.
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..
Expirable :: Expirable (a.) That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.
Alias :: Alias (n.) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
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