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English Dictionary: inhale by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inhale
v
  1. draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"
  2. draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
    Synonym(s): inhale, inspire, breathe in
    Antonym(s): breathe out, exhale, expire
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Inhale \In*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhaled}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Inhaling}.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in +
      halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. {Exhale}.]
      To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale
      air; -- opposed to {exhale}.
  
               Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of
               the evening.                                          --Arbuthnot.
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