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- expire [ɪk'spaɪə]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
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2.
vi.
to breathe out (air); exhale
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3.
vi.
[intr]
to die
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4.
vi.
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exsp
i ra re to breathe out, from spi ra re to breathe
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
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