perspire

per·spire

Use perspire in a sentence

Exercise will make you perspire.

verb

Perspire is defined as to sweat.

An example of perspire is skin getting moist from being in a humid climate.

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perspire

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·spired′, -·spir′ing

to give forth (a characteristic salty moisture) through the pores of the skin; sweat

Origin of perspire

French perspirer from Classical Latin perspirare, to breathe everywhere from per-, through + spirare, to breathe: see per- and spirit

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perspire

verb

per·spired, per·spir·ing, per·spires

verb

intransitive

To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.

verb

transitive

To expel through external pores; exude.

Origin of perspire

Latin perspīrāre to blow steadily per- through ; see per- . spīrāre to breathe

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present perspires, present participle perspiring, simple past and past participle perspired)

(intransitive) To emit sweat or perspiration through the skin's pores.
(intransitive) To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin.
A fluid perspires.

Origin

From Old French perspirer, from Latin perspirare (“to breathe everywhere, blow constantly"), from per (“through") + spirare (“to breath"); see spirit.

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