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Dictionary

ex•hale

Pronunciation: (eks-hāl', ek-sāl'), [key]
—v., -haled, -hal•ing.

—v.i.
1. to emit breath or vapor; breathe out.
2. to pass off as vapor; pass off as an effluence.

—v.t.
1. to breathe out; emit (air, vapor, sound, etc.): to exhale a sigh.
2. to give off as vapor: The engine exhaled steam.
3. to draw out as a vapor or effluence; evaporate.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

exhalation

exhaust

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