Hyphenation of expire

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word expire? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ex-pire

Definitions of expire:

1.	Lose validity My passports expired last month
2.	Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
3.	Expel air Exhale when you lift the weight

Synonyms of expire:

verb	run out, discontinue
verb	die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, pass, change state, turn
verb	exhale, breathe out, breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.