[ex.hale] vb ex.haled ; ex.hal.ing [ME exalen, fr. L exhalare, fr. ex- + halare to breathe] vi (14c) 1: to rise or be given off as vapor
2: to emit breath or vapor ~ vt 1 a: to breathe out b: to give forth (gaseous matter): emit
2. archaic: to cause to be emitted in vapor