Exhale
/ɛksˈheɪl/noun
To breathe out; to expel air from the lungs.
Did you know?Exhale comes from Latin exhalare, and the same ancient breath-root behind it also gave English words like inhale and a whole family of terms tied to air, spirit, and life-force.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
exhalare
“to breathe out, exhale”
Late Latin
Latin
exhalare
“to breathe forth, emit as vapor”
Middle English
English
exhalen
“to breathe out”
16th Century
English
exhale
“to breathe out”
Modern English
English
exhale
“to breathe out”