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transpire

/tr/&/n'sp/aI//-/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

    verb.motion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. exude water vapor

    verb.change

    Examples
    Plants transpire.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. come to light; become known

    verb.change

    Examples
    It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. come about, happen, or occur

    verb.change

    Examples
    Several important events transpired last week.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. give off (water) through the skin

    verb.body

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  7. To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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