inhale

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈheɪl/

The English word “inhale” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in the form of aerosols/smoke, sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
To eat very quickly.

From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”).

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