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inhale

in·hale

UK/ɪnˈheɪl/ US/ˌɪˈnheɪl/ fairly common

verb

1.

draw deep into the lungs in by breathing

  • “Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled”
2.

draw in (air)

  • “Inhale deeply”
  • “inhale the fresh mountain air”
  • “The patient has trouble inspiring”
  • “The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well”
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Origin

From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”).

Phrases

  • French inhale

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