inhaled


in·hale

I0141900 (ĭn-hāl′)v. in·haled, in·hal·ing, in·hales v.tr.1. To draw (air or smoke, for example) into the lungs by breathing; inspire.2. Informal To consume rapidly or eagerly; devour: inhaled lunch and then rushed off to the meeting.v.intr.1. To breathe in; inspire.2. To draw smoke into the lungs; puff.
[Latin inhālāre, to breathe upon (meaning influenced by contrast with exhale) : in-, in; see in-2 + hālāre, to breathe.]