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expire

Main Entry:: ex·pire
Pronunciation:: \ik-ˈspī(ə)r, usually for verb intransitive 2 and verb transitive ek-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ex·pired; ex·pir·ing

intransitive verb 1 : to breathe one's last breath : die 2 : to emit the breath transitive verb : to breathe out from or as if from the lungs <the basal metabolism test…measures the amount of carbon dioxide expired by the lungs — J. D. Ratcliff>

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