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tran·spire
 transpire
- pronunciation:
- traen
spaIr
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
transpired, transpires, transpiring |
| definition 1: |
to give off wastes from the surface in the form of vapor, as plants. (See perspire.)
- similar words:
- evaporate, excrete
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| definition 2: |
to become known; be revealed.
- synonyms:
- come out, emerge
- similar words:
- break, leak
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| related words: |
occur, pass |
| derivation: |
transpiration (n.) |
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