expire
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/ɛkˈspaɪ.ə(ɹ)/
English
Definitions
verb
- To die.“The patient expired in hospital.”
- To lapse and become invalid.“My library card will expire next week.”
- To exhale; to breathe out.
- To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
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Synonyms
deceasepass awaydieperishexitrun outbreathe outexhalegoexpirationlapseterminateexpirystopceasedisappear