Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exspire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
exspire
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of expire.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English exspire, from Latin exspīrō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: exspire, exspīrō

Usage

Inflected Forms

exspires (present, singular) exspiring (participle, present) exspired (participle, past) exspired (past)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does exspire mean?
Obsolete form of expire.
Where does exspire come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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