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VERB (2)

1. expel air;
- Example: "Exhale when you lift the weight"
[syn: exhale, expire, breathe out]

2. give out (breath or an odor);
- Example: "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"
[syn: exhale, give forth, emanate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exhale \Ex*hale"\ ([e^]ks*h[=a]l" or [e^]gz*[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaled, p. pr. & vb. n.. Exaling.] [L. exhalare; ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. Inhale.] 1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia. [1913 Webster] Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sun exhales the moisture of the earth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Exhale \Ex*hale"\, v. i. To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish. [1913 Webster] Their inspiration exhaled in elegies. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

exhale v 1: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight" [syn: exhale, expire, breathe out] [ant: breathe in, inhale, inspire] 2: give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" [syn: exhale, give forth, emanate]