v.
Pronunciation: ik- ' sp ī (- ə )r, oftenest for vi 3 and vt 2 ek-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ex · pired ; ex · pir · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex- + spirare to breathe
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
1 : to breathe one's last breath : DIE
2 : to come to an end
3 : to emit the breath
transitive verb
1 obsolete : CONCLUDE
2 : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs
3 archaic : EMIT