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Webster 1913 Edition

Transpire

Tran-spire′

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Transpired
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Transpiring
.]
[F.
transpirer
; L.
trans
across, through +
spirare
to breathe. See
Spirit
.]
1.
(Physiol.)
To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
2.
(Bot.)
To evaporate from living cells.
3.
To escape from secrecy; to become public;
as, the proceedings of the council soon
transpired
.
The story of Paulina’s and Maximilian's mutual attachment had
transpired
through many of the travelers.
De Quincey.
4.
To happen or come to pass; to occur.
☞ This sense of the word, which is of comparatively recent introduction, is common in the United States, especially in the language of conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.

Tran-spire′

,
Verb.
T.
1.
(Physiol.)
To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
2.
(Bot.)
To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.

Webster 1828 Edition

Transpire

TRANSPI'RE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. transpiro; trans and spiro.] To emit through the pores of the skin; to send off in vapor.

TRANSPI'RE

,
Verb.
I.
To be emitted through the pores of the skin; to exhale; to pass off in insensible perspiration; as, fluids transpire from the human body.
1.
To escape from secrecy; to become public. The proceedings of the council have not yet transpired.
2.
To happen or come to pass.

Definition 2024

transpiré

transpiré

See also: transpire

French

Verb

transpiré m ‎(feminine singular transpirée, masculine plural transpirés, feminine plural transpirées)

  1. past participle of transpirer

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

transpiré

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of transpirar.

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