exhale

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  1. intransitive verb To breathe out.
  2. intransitive verb To emit air or vapor.
  3. intransitive verb To be given off or emitted.
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  • Pause, exhale, then, "He got VD from Dominique Dentrel." —  The Informers
  • When you exhale, your parasympathetic nervous system (read: relaxation system) is stimulated. —  About.com Longevity
  • I've said before that with global warming alarmists claiming that the very air we exhale is a pollutant they have an excuse to exert government control over every aspect of our lives. —  Say Anything
  • When you exhale, the side expiration valves open allowing exhaled air and —  SurvivalBlog.com
  • The fake breath -- when you dramatically puff out your cheeks and blow out hard on exhale, you probably don't want to do the push-ups, says —  That's Fit
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exhale:   exhaled ·  exhaling
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English exalen, from Latin exhālāre : ex-, ex- + hālāre, to breathe.

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  1. from French exhaler = Spanish Portuguese exhalar = Italian esalare, from Latin exhalare, breathe out, exhale, intransitive expire, from ex, out, + halare, breathe. Cf. inhale.
 

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