exspiro

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Latin

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Etymology

From ex- +‎ spīrō.

Pronunciation

Verb

exspīrō (present infinitive exspīrāre, perfect active exspīrāvī, supine exspīrātum); first conjugation

  1. to exhale (breathe out)
  2. to expire
    Synonym: exeo
  3. to die
    Synonyms: morior, pereō, occumbō, dēfungor, intereō, dēcēdō, cadō, occidō, discēdō, excēdō, dēficiō

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References

  • exspiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • exspiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • exspiro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.