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Word entry · 6 letters

expire

Best crossword clue

"Cease to be valid"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ɪkˈspaɪə(ɹ)/Part of speech verbSorted eeiprxStarts with EEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Come to an end, run out, or cease to be valid.

Word origin

From Middle English expire, from Middle French expirer, from Latin expīrō, exspīrō, from ex- (“out”) + spīrō (“breathe, be alive”).

Used in a sentence

  • The patient expired in hospital.
  • And then, his head ſinking on his pillow, he expired; at about half an hour after ten.
  • People bled to death like gentlemen in an operating room or expired without comment in an oxygen tent.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Cease to be valid6 letters
02Run out6 letters

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