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transpired
Variant of transpire
transitive verb transpired, 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.
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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