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expire

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspʌɪə, ɛk-/

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Definition of expire

verb

  • 1 [no object] (of a document, authorization, or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity:his driving licence expired
  • (of a period of time) come to an end:the three-year period has expired
  • 2(of a person) die: the lady had expired bearing her lord a son
  • 3 [with object] technical exhale (air) from the lungs: (as adjective expired)the volume of expired air

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French expirer, from Latin exspirare 'breathe out', from ex- 'out' + spirare 'breathe'

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