exhale

[eks-heyl, ek-seyl] / ɛksˈheɪl, ɛkˈseɪl /

VERB

breathe out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breathe emit give off let out

STRONG

discharge eject emanate evaporate expel issue respire steam vaporize

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep take in

WEAK

breathe in inhale

Example Sentences

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He taught that at every systole of the arteries a certain portion of their contents was discharged at their extremities, namely, by the exhalents and secretory vessels.

From Fathers of Biology by McRae, Charles

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