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inhale Definition


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inhale
verb
    inhaled, inhaling
    1. To draw (air or other substances, eg tobacco smoke) into the lungs; to breathe in. Compare exhale.
      Example: smoked pot but didn't inhale
      Thesaurus: breathe in, inspire, draw in, suck in; Antonym: exhale, expire.
Derivative: inhalation
noun
    An act of drawing air or other substances into the lungs
      Thesaurus: respiration, breath, suction, toke (slang).
Etymology: 18c: from Latin inhalare, from halare to breathe out.



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