inhale

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

INHA'LE, verb transitive [Latin inhalo; in and halo, to breathe.] To draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; opposed to exhale and expire. Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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