exhale C2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ɛksˈheɪl/ UK /ɛksˈheɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #13749 Meanings 1 verb give out (breath or an odor) The chimney exhales a thick smoke. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · give out (breath or an odor) give forth More emanateemitexpelsuspirerespiretranspire ↔ Opposites inbreatheinhaleinspireimbibe Word family Forms exhaledexhalesexhaling Derived forms exhalableexhalationexhalativeexhalementunexhaled Related forms dispatchinhalationinhaleinhalerturbulenceventwind Etymology From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”). *h₂enh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # exhale **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɛksˈheɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɛksˈheɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 13749 ## Meanings 1. give out (breath or an odor) ## Examples - The chimney exhales a thick smoke. ## Synonyms - emanate - emit - expel - give forth - suspire - respire - transpire ## Antonyms - inbreathe - inhale - inspire - imbibe ## Derived Forms - exhalable - exhalation - exhalative - exhalement - unexhaled ## Related Forms - dispatch - inhalation - inhale - inhaler - turbulence - vent - wind ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂enh₁- - Affix: ex- - out ## Etymology From Middle French exhaler, from Latin exhalare, from ex (“out”) + halare (“to breathe”). ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown