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Webster 1913 Edition
Exhale
Ex-hale′
(ĕks-hāl′ or ĕgz-āl′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Exaled
, p. pr. & vb. n.
. Exaling
.] 1.
To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate;
as, the earth
exhales
vapor; marshes exhale
noxious effluvia.Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose
exhales
. Pope.
2.
To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor;
as, the sun
. exhales
the moisture of the earthEx-hale′
,Verb.
I.
To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish.
Their inspiration
exhaled
in elegies. Prescott.
Webster 1828 Edition
Exhale
EXHA'LE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To send out; to emit; as vapor, or minute particles of a fluid or other substance. The rose exhales a fragrant odor. The earth exhales vapor. Marshes exhale noxious effluvia.2.
To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor or minute particles; to evaporate. The sun exhales the moisture of the earth.