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Definition of breathalyse verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breathalyse

verb
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪz/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪz/
(British English)
(North American English breathalyze)
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they breathalyse
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪz/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪz/
he / she / it breathalyses
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzɪz/
past simple breathalysed
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzd/
past participle breathalysed
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzd/
-ing form breathalysing
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. breathalyse somebody to check how much alcohol a driver has drunk by making him or her breathe into a breathalyser
    • Both drivers were breathalysed at the scene of the accident.
    Topics Law and justicec2
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