Expire — Defs

01 v. t. To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.

imp. & p. p. Expired; p. pr & vb. n. Expiring

1.
To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.
“Anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of inspiring and expiring air.” — Harvey.

“This chafed the boar; his nostrils flames expire.” — Dryden.
2.
To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors.
“The expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the earth in winter.” — Bacon.
3.
To emit; to give out.[Obs.]
4.
To bring to a close; to terminate.[Obs.]
“Expire the term Of a despised life.” — Shak.

02 v. i. To emit the breath.

1.
To emit the breath.
2.
To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
3.
To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday.
4.
To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.[Obs.]