Word Meaning

expire definition and meaning

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.
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.
v. t. To emit; to give out.
v. t. To bring to a close; to terminate.
v. i. To emit the breath.
v. i. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
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.
v. i. To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.

Crossword clues for expire

- Come to an end
- Comes to an end
- Die
- Lapse
- Pie Rex cooked made him pass away
- Run out