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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Expire \Ex*pire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expired; p. pr & vb. n.
     Expiring.] [L. expirare, exspirare, expiratum, exspiratum;
     ex out + spirare to breathe: cf. F. expirer. See Spirit.]
     1. 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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              Anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of
              inspiring and expiring air.           --Harvey.
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              This chafed the boar; his nostrils flames expire.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. 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.
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              The expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the
              earth in winter.                      --Bacon.
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     3. To emit; to give out. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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     4. To bring to a close; to terminate. [Obs.]
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              Expire the term
              Of a despised life.                   --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Expire \Ex*pire"\, v. i.
     1. To emit the breath.
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     2. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die;
        as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
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     3. 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.
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     4. To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. [Obs.] ``The
        ponderous ball expires.'' --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Expire \Ex*pire"\, v. i.
     1. To emit the breath.
  
     2. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die;
        as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
  
     3. 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.
  
     4. To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. [Obs.] ``The
        ponderous ball expires.'' --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Expire \Ex*pire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expired; p. pr & vb. n.
     Expiring.] [L. expirare, exspirare, expiratum, exspiratum;
     ex out + spirare to breathe: cf. F. expirer. See Spirit.]
     1. To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from
        the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; --
        opposed to inspire.
  
              Anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of
              inspiring and expiring air.           --Harvey.
  
              This chafed the boar; his nostrils flames expire.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. 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.
  
              The expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the
              earth in winter.                      --Bacon.
  
     3. To emit; to give out. [Obs.] --Dryden.
  
     4. To bring to a close; to terminate. [Obs.]
  
              Expire the term Of a despised life.   --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  expire
       v 1: lose validity; "My passports expired last month" [syn: run
            out]
       2: pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes
          and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from
          cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The
          patient went peacefully" [syn: die, decease, perish,
           go, exit, pass away, pass] [ant: be born]
       3: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: exhale,
           breathe out] [ant: inhale]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εκπνέω
     2 εκπνέω (πεθαίνω)
     3 λήγω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: expirar)
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro expira  3 s//p pres sub)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To die.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To exhale; to breathe out.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To die.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To exhale; to breathe out.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: expirar)
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro expira  3 s//p pres sub)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To die.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
     4 (lb en ambitransitive) To exhale; to breathe out.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: expirar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: expirar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     Englanti vb.
     1 päättyä, mennä umpeen
     2 kuolla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  expire
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg medicin språk=en) exspirera, utandas
     2 exspirera, gå till ända, gå ut, löpa ut

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  expire /ɛkspˈaɪə/
  1. eindig, ophou
  2. sterf

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Expire /ɛkspˈaɪə/
  إنته

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  expire //ɛkˈspaɪə(ɹ)// //ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)// 
  1. изтичам
  become invalid
  2. изпускам
  to exhale (something)