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exhale

ex.hale \eks-'ha-(*)l, ek-'sa-(*)l\ vb [ME exalen, fr. L exhalare, fr. ex- 
   + halare to breathe]; akin to L anima breath - more at ANIMATE 1a: to 
   breathe out  1b: to give forth (gaseous matter) : EMIT  archaic  2: to 
   cause to be emitted in vapor  1: to rise or be given off as vapor  2: to 
   emit breath or vapor