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expire
has definitions from the field of biology
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[ verb ] lose validity
Synonyms Examples "My passports expired last month" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The mayor 's present term_of_office expires Jan. 1 . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (biology) pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Examples "She died from cancer" "They children perished in the fire" "The patient went peacefully" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Unfortunately , Brooks ' teammates were not in such festive mood as the Orioles expired before the seven hit pitching of three Kansas_City rookie hurlers . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Hell 's own amount of chaulmoogra_oil did nothing to alleviate their torment ; they expired amid indescribable fantods , imploring the Blessed_One to forgive their desecration . |
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[ verb ] expel air
Synonyms Examples "Exhale when you lift the weight" Related terms |
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