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- Latin · derived fromexhalare
- Middle French · derived fromexhaler
- English todayexhale
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out. Full definition →
From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.