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  1. 1. v. t. To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To emit; to give out. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To bring to a close; to terminate. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To emit the breath. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. lose validity Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. expel air Source: wordnet

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