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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. draw deep into the lungs in by breathing;
- Example: "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"

2. draw in (air);
- Example: "Inhale deeply"
- Example: "inhale the fresh mountain air"
- Example: "The patient has trouble inspiring"
- Example: "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
[syn: inhale, inspire, breathe in]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Inhale \In*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Inhaling.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in +
   halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.]
   To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale
   air; -- opposed to exhale.
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         Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of
         the evening.                             --Arbuthnot.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inhale
    v 1: draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked
         marijuana but never inhaled"
    2: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain
       air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer
       patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: inhale,
       inspire, breathe in] [ant: breathe out, exhale,
       expire]