Emily Dickinson Lexicon

exhale (-s, -d), v. [Fr. < L. 'breathe out, evaporate'.]

1. Release; expel; provide; proffer; supply; give off; send out; blow forth; present for acceptance.
2. Expire; pass on; be lost; become part of; run out of time.
3. Finish; end; cease; halt; close; [fig.] die.