“inhaled” is a form of
inhale
/ɪnˈheɪl/ verb, noun
Forms inhales inhaling inhaled
- verb (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
- verb (transitive) 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.
- verb (transitive, figuratively) To eat very quickly.
- noun An inhalation.
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Etymology
From Latin inhalare (“to breathe on (breathe in)”), from in (“in, into, on”) + halare (“to breathe”).
Webster’s 1913
Etymology [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. Exhale.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “inhale”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details