Transpire Definition
trăn-spīr
transpired, transpires, transpiring
verb
transpired, transpires, transpiring
To cause (vapor, moisture, etc.) to pass through tissue or other permeable substances, esp. through the pores of the skin or the surface of leaves, etc.
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To be given off, passed through pores, exhaled, etc.
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To come to pass; happen.
Webster's New World
To give off vapor, moisture, etc., as through the pores of the skin.
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To leak out; become known.
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Origin of Transpire
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From the French transpirer, to perspire, from Latin transpirare, to breathe through, from trans, across + spirare, to breathe
From Wiktionary
French transpirer from Medieval Latin trānspīrāre Latin trāns- trans- Latin spīrāre to breathe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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