/ ɪnˈheɪl; NAmE / verb
to take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe
SYN breathe in :
[ v ]
She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.
He inhaled deeply on another cigarette.
[ vn ]
Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire.
OPP exhale
► in·hal·ation / ˌɪnhəˈleɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
Hundreds of children were treated for smoke inhalation.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Latin inhalare breathe in, from in- in + halare breathe.