Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Expire

• (v. t.) To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; -- opposed to inspire.
• (v. t.) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors.
• (v. t.) To emit; to give out.
• (v. t.) To bring to a close; to terminate.
• (v. i.) To emit the breath.
• (v. i.) To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die; as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.
• (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday.
• (v. i.) To burst forth; to fly out with a blast.

Synonyms of Expire

• Run Out
• Die
• Decease
• Perish
• Go
• Exit
• Pass Away
• Pass
• Kick The Bucket
• Cash In One's Chips
• Buy The Farm
• Conk
• Give-Up The Ghost
• Drop Dead
• Pop Off
• Choke
• Croak
• Snuff It
• Exhale
• Breathe Out

Antonyms of Expire

• Be Born
• Inhale

Homophones of Expire