expire

Verb

Meaning

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

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.

To emit; to give out.

To bring to a close; to terminate.

To emit the breath.

To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.

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.

To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pass die perish decease run out pass away end stop finish exit conclude cease terminate choke lapse
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Antonyms

are last live appear exist occur
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Hypernyms

turn breathe discontinue respire suspire take a breath

Hyponyms

fall suffocate snort yield blow drown

Related terms

spirit inspire respiration expiration respire

Phrases with the word

expire before to expire

Derivatives

expired expiring

Anagrams

prexie

Examples

I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one. Aneurin Bevan

If I planned everything out in advance, I'd expire of boredom. Peter Straub

Grief does not expire like a candle or the beacon on a lighthouse. It simply changes temperature. Anthony Rapp

An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human. Edward Abbey

Hush, my darling! Hush, hush, Catherine! I'll stay. If he shot me so, I'd expire with a blessing on my lips. Emily Brontë

Habits don't expire until the soul expires. Turkish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

expiratory expiratory flow expiratory flow rate expire before expired expired milk