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expire
ex·pire
[
ik spr
]
(
past and past participle
ex·pired
,
present participle
ex·pir·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ex·pires
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
end or be no longer valid:
to come to an end or be no longer valid or in operation
My visa has expired.
2.
die:
to die or release a last breath
(
formal or literary
)
3.
(
technical
)
Same as
exhale
(sense 1)
[
14th century. Via French< Latin
exspirare
"breathe out" <
spirare
"breathe"
]
ex·pi·ra·tion
[
èkspə ráysh'n
]
noun
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ex·pi·ra·tion [ èkspə ráysh'n ] noun
