To breathe in. Singers might note that etymologically, the ΓÇ£haleΓÇ¥ in ΓÇ£inhaleΓÇ¥ comes from the same root as the words ΓÇ£wholeΓÇ¥ and ΓÇ£healthΓÇ¥ (ΓÇ£haleΓÇ¥ is an obsolete adjective meaning healthy, still found in the phrase ΓÇ£hale and heartyΓÇ¥). To inhale therefore carries the sense of taking on healthiness as one breathes in. See also breath and article on shamanism.
