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Transpire

Transpire Meaning & Definition
Transpire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Transpire?

[v] give off (water) through the skin
[v] come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week"
[v] come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"
[v] exude water vapor; of plants
[v] pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

Synonyms | Synonyms for Transpire: transpirate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Transpire:

See Also | change | come about | evaporate | exudate | exude | flow | flux | go on | hap | happen | occur | ooze | ooze out | pass | pass off | take place | transude | vaporise | vaporize

Transpire In Webster's Dictionary

\Tran*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Transpired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transpiring}.] [F. transpirer; L. trans across, through + spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.] 1. (Physiol.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale. 2. (Bot.) To evaporate from living cells. 3. To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired. The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travelers. --De Quincey. 4. To happen or come to pass; to occur. Note: This sense of the word, which is of comparatively recent introduction, is common in the United States, especially in the language of conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.
\Tran*spire"\, v. t. 1. (Physiol.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire. 2. (Bot.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.

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