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Inhale definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INHA'LE, v.t. [L. inhalo; in and halo, to breathe.]
To draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; opposed to exhale and expire.
Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"
2: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: inhale, inspire, breathe in] [ant: breathe out, exhale, expire]

Merriam Webster's

verb (inhaled; inhaling) Etymology: in- + exhale Date: 1725 transitive verb 1. to draw in by breathing 2. to take in eagerly or greedily <inhaled about four meals at once — Ring Lardner> intransitive verb to breathe in • inhale noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (often absol.) breathe in (air, gas, tobacco-smoke, etc.). Derivatives: inhalation n. Etymology: L inhalare breathe in (as IN-(2), halare breathe)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Inhale In*hale", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inhaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inhaling.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale. Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. --Arbuthnot.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(inhales, inhaling, inhaled) When you inhale, you breathe in. When you inhale something such as smoke, you take it into your lungs when you breathe in. He took a long slow breath, inhaling deeply... He was treated for the effects of inhaling smoke. ? exhale VERB: V, V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Inspire, breathe in, draw into the lungs.

Moby Thesaurus

aspirate, blow, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, chain-smoke, chaw, chew, cough, drag, draw, draw in, exhale, exhaust, expel, expire, gasp, gulp, hack, hiccup, huff, inhale snuff, inspire, nose, pant, puff, pull, respire, scent, sigh, slurp, smell, smell of, smoke, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, suck, suck in, suckle, take snuff, wheeze, whiff