Inhale
[ɪn'heɪl] or [ɪn'hel]
Definition
(verb.) draw in (air); 'Inhale deeply'; 'inhale the fresh mountain air'; 'The patient has trouble inspiring'; 'The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well'.
(verb.) draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; 'Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled'.
Editor: Peter--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Inspire, breathe in, draw into the lungs.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Inspire, snuff, absorb
ANT:Exhale
Editor: Lucia
Definition
v.t. to draw in the breath to draw into the lungs as air.—adjs. Inhā′lant Inhā′lent.—ns. Inhalā′tion the drawing into the lungs as air or fumes; Inhal′er.
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Examples
- Three miles on he came to a spot where a soft perfume was wafted across his path, and he stood still for a moment to inhale the familiar scent. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He inhaled it, and experienced a sense of exhilaration. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It attacks the mucous membrane of the nose and lungs, and produces the effect of a severe cold or catarrh, and when inhaled, causes death. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I came down to Brighton for the fresh air, and for three days I have inhaled none of it; and I am not sure that I shall like you. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- In an air-tight or bo x-chamber he inhaled great quantities of the supposedly dangerous gas. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Never, never, Arabella exclaimed, madly inhaling her salts-bottle. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The air is empoisoned, and each human being inhales death, even while in youth and health, their hopes are in the flower. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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