Associations to the word «Transpire»

Wiktionary

TRANSPIRE, verb. To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.). [from 16th c.]
TRANSPIRE, verb. (obsolete) To perspire. [17th-19th c.]
TRANSPIRE, verb. (botany) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata. [from 17th c.]
TRANSPIRE, verb. To become known; to escape from secrecy. [from 18th c.]
TRANSPIRE, verb. (loosely) To happen, take place. [from 18th c.]

Dictionary definition

TRANSPIRE, verb. Pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas.
TRANSPIRE, verb. Exude water vapor; "plants transpire".
TRANSPIRE, verb. Come to light; become known; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany".
TRANSPIRE, verb. Come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week".
TRANSPIRE, verb. Give off (water) through the skin.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras