1. (v. t.) To breathe out; to emit as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
2. (v. t.) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth.
3. (v. i.) To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish.
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