What does exspire mean?

Answer 1

: to breathe one's last breath : die

2

: to come to an end

3

: to emit the breath

transitive verb

1

obsolete : conclude

2

: to breathe out from or as if from the lungs

3

archaic : emit

Examples of EXPIRE

1. My driver's license has expired.
2. She expired after a long illness.
3. measuring the volume of air expired from the lungs

Origin of EXPIREMiddle English, from Middle French or Latin; Anglo-French espirer to breathe out, from Latin exspirare, from ex- + spirare to breathe First Known Use: 15th century