About The Word Perspire
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Perspire
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What's The Definition Of Perspire?
[v] excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Perspire: sudate | sweat Related Terms | Find terms related to Perspire: See Also | egest | eliminate | excrete | pass | sweat off | swelter Perspire In Webster's Dictionary \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per
+ spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.]
1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to
excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the
pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
\Per*spire"\, v. t. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. --Smollett. |
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