expire

[ ik-spahyuh r ]
/ ɪkˈspaɪər /
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verb (used without object), ex·pired, ex·pir·ing.

to come to an end; terminate, as a contract, guarantee, or offer.
to emit the last breath; die.
to breathe out.
to die out, as a fire.

verb (used with object), ex·pired, ex·pir·ing.

to breathe out; emit (air) from the lungs.
Archaic. to give off, emit, or eject.

Origin of expire

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ex(s)pīrāre to breathe out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + spīrāre to breathe

OTHER WORDS FROM expire

Words nearby expire

expiration, expiration date, expiratory, expiratory reserve volume, expiratory stridor, expire, expired gas, expiry, expiscate, explain, explain away

Words related to expire

quit, finish, depart, conclude, die, lapse, terminate, cease, pass, close, decease, elapse, end, perish, stop, go, croak, exhale, emit, expel

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British Dictionary definitions for expire

expire
/ (ɪkˈspaɪə) /

verb

(intr) to finish or run out; cease; come to an end
to breathe out (air); exhale
(intr) to die

Derived forms of expire

expirer, noun

Word Origin for expire

C15: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspīrāre to breathe out, from spīrāre to breathe

Medical definitions for expire

expire
[ ĭk-spīr′ ]

v.

To breathe one's last breath; die.
To exhale.