Inhale
Pronunciation
- US IPA: /ɪnˈheɪl/
- Rhymes: -eɪl
Origin
From Latin inhalare ("to breathe on (breathe in)"), from in ("in, into, on") + halare ("to breathe").
Full definition of inhale
Verb
- (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- (transitive) To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.The hungry child inhaled her meal.
Synonyms
- (draw air into the lungs) breathe in, inspire
- (draw (something) in the lungs) breathe in, inspire
Antonyms
- (draw air into the lungs) breathe out, exhale, expire archaic
- (draw (something) in the lungs) breathe out, exhale