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Synonyms for expire

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ik-spahyuh r
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈspaɪər

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Définition of expire

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to die," from Middle French expirer (12c.) "expire, elapse," from Latin expirare/exspirare "breathe out, breathe one's last, die," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). "Die" is the older sense in English; that of "breathe out" is first attested 1580s. Of laws, patents, treaties, etc., mid-15c. Related: Expired; expiring.
  • verb come to an end
  • verb breathe out
Example sentences :
  • Or if some victim must expire, strike here, and I will thank thee.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The corporal's leave did not expire till the evening of the following day.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • He was hunted like a wild beast, till ready to expire with fatigue.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • Rosseter's lease of the building was to expire in the following year.
  • Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams
  • Mr. Adams's term of service in the Senate was to expire on March 3, 1809.
  • Extract from : « John Quincy Adams » by John. T. Morse
  • In one short year your articles will expire, and you will become a free agent.
  • Extract from : « The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I » by Susanna Moodie
  • The revenue Acts were, one after the other, suffered to expire.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation » by Charles Roger
  • They would languish from this day, and might expire even in their cradle.
  • Extract from : « First History of New Brunswick » by Peter Fisher
  • Another word, mademoiselle, in that strain, and you will see me expire at your feet.
  • Extract from : « Louise de la Valliere » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • At length his candle, which had burned low, was about to expire.
  • Extract from : « The Copper Princess » by Kirk Munroe

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