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

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Saint Augustine