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tran·spire (tran spīr′)
transitive verb transpired -·spired′, transpiring -·spir′·ing
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.
Etymology: Fr transpirer < ML transpirare < L trans-, trans- + spirare, to breathe: see spirit
intransitive verb
- to give off vapor, moisture, etc., as through the pores of the skin
- to be given off, passed through pores, exhaled, etc.
- to leak out; become known
- ☆ to come to pass; happen: still regarded by some as a loose usage
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