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inhale

/ɪnˈheɪl/ verb

Latin root: inhalare Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inhale at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Draw deep into the lungs in by breathing.
    Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled
  2. Draw in (air).
    Inhale deeply

Origin

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

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