Expire Definition
ĭk-spīr
expired, expires, expiring
verb
expired, expires, expiring
To breathe one's last breath; die.
Webster's New World
To breathe out air.
Webster's New World
To come to an end; terminate; cease.
The lease expired.
Webster's New World
To breathe out (air from the lungs)
Webster's New World
To give off (an odor, etc.)
Webster's New World
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Origin of Expire
Middle English expiren from Old French expirer from Latin exspīrāre ex- ex- spīrāre to breathe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French expirer, from Latin ex- (“out”) + spīro (“breathe, be alive”)
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