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“expire” in Latin
edōto eatvītalife; living, support, subsistence; a way of lifepraetereōto pass by or go by; to surpass or excel; to disregard, neglect, omit or misscōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, seperagōto pierce, transfix; to traverse, pass through; to harass, disturb, annoycōnsūmōto take wholly or completely; to consume, devour, waste, squander, use up; annihilate, destroy, bring to naught; to killintercēdōto intervene; to intercede; to interrupt or hinderinterpōnōto put, place or lay between or among; to insert, interpose or introduce (often in a bad way); to pledgetrānseōto traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by; to defect, go over (to an adverse sid
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expire
Breathe one’s last, animam efflare or edere; extremum vitae spiritum edere: ☞ (animam) exspirare; vitam or animam exhalare; vitam or extremum spiritum efflare are poetical. [Vid: DIE.]
To terminate; of time, praeterire (to pass): confici (to be made up): peragi (Liv. 1, 32): consumi: intercedere: interponi (with reference to two events): transire. Scarcely a year had expired, vix annus intercesserat (ab hoc sermone): the truce had expired, indutiarum dies exierat (Liv. 4, 30): after the truce had expired, indutiarum tempore circumacto (Liv. 27, 30): when two years had expired, biennio jam confecto. ☞ Not elapsum esse; nor effluere, except of time that has passed rapidly without being employed usefully, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expire?
- The usual Latin words for “expire” are edō, vīta, praetereō; also cōnficiō, peragō, cōnsūmō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.