expire

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To come to an end and no longer be valid, especially after a set time.

   My passport expires next month, so I need to renew it.

2. 2
   verb

   To die.

   The old man expired peacefully in his sleep.

Simplified etymology

Expire entered English in the late Middle English period from a Latin formation meaning “to breathe out.” It derives from spirare, “to breathe,” the same root found in spirit.

From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”).

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