expire

Letters that make expire

e, p, r, i, x are letters that make 'expire'

Words within expire

PI, re, IR, pi, ex, ire, Re, Ir are words within 'expire'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of expire

expirer, expires, expired are words created by adding a letter to 'expire'


3 possible definitions for 'expire'

Expire as "pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life"

Under this definition, expire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

die, cash in one's chips, perish, kick the bucket, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, snuff it, pass, pass away, exit, choke, conk, croak, go, decease have the same meaning as 'expire'

Antonyms

be born has the opposite meaning of expire

expire as a type

'expire' can be a type of change state, turn.

Types of expire

asphyxiate, succumb, starve, famish, abort, stifle, suffocate, buy it, pip out, drown, predecease, yield, fall are types of 'expire'.

Derivatives of expire

Death, dead person, dead soul, deceased person, decedent, departure, exit, loss, expiration, death, release, last, deceased, departed, passing, going, decease, expiry are derivatives of 'expire'.

Verb groups of expire

fail, conk out, go bad, die, break down, give way, give out, go, break, die are verb groups of 'expire'.


Expire as "expel air"

Under this definition, expire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

exhale, breathe out have the same meaning as 'expire'

Antonyms

inhale, inspire, breathe in have the opposite meaning of 'expire'

expire as a type

'expire' can be a type of breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire.

Types of expire

snort, blow are types of 'expire'.

Derivatives of expire

exhalation, expiratory, expiration, breathing out, halitus are derivatives of 'expire'.


Expire as "lose validity"

Under this definition, expire is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

run out has the same meaning as expire

expire as a type

'expire' can be a type of discontinue.

Derivatives of expire

expiry, termination, expiration are derivatives of 'expire'.

Example of expire used within this context

"My passports expired last month"



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