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Definitions for transpire
trænˈspaɪərtran·spire

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. transpire, transpirateverb

    pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

  2. transpireverb

    exude water vapor

    "plants transpire"

  3. transpireverb

    come to light; become known

    "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"

  4. transpireverb

    come about, happen, or occur

    "Several important events transpired last week"

  5. transpireverb

    give off (water) through the skin

Wiktionary

  1. transpireverb

    To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).

  2. transpireverb

    To perspire.

  3. transpireverb

    Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.

  4. transpireverb

    To become known.

  5. transpireverb

    To happen, take place.

  6. Etymology: From the French transpirer, to perspire, from Latin transpirare, to breathe through, from trans, across + spirare, to breathe

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To TRANSPIREverb

    To emit in vapour.

    Etymology: transpiro, Lat. transpirer, French.

  2. To Transpireverb

    Etymology: transpirer, Fr.

    The nuts when fresh got are full of a soft pulpy matter, which in time transpires, and passes through the shell. John Woodward, on Fossils.

ChatGPT

  1. transpire

    Transpire generally refers to the process of evaporation of water from plant leaves. However, in a broader context, it could also mean an event or occurrence becoming apparent or known. In other words, it can refer to the process of something happening or becoming known, often times subtly or gradually.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transpireverb

    to pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale

  2. Transpireverb

    to evaporate from living cells

  3. Transpireverb

    to escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired

  4. Transpireverb

    to happen or come to pass; to occur

  5. Transpireverb

    to excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire

  6. Transpireverb

    to evaporate (moisture) from living cells

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Transpire

    tran-spīr′, v.t. to breathe or pass through the pores of the skin.—v.i. to exhale: to become public, to come to light: to occur (a bad use).—adj. Transpīr′able.—n. Transpirā′tion, act or process of transpiring; exhalation through the skin.—adj. Transpīr′atory.—n. Trans′piry, act of transpiring. [L. trans, through, spirāre, to breathe.]

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  1. terrapins

  2. prestrain

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transpire in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transpire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of transpire in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    With the savagery of ISIS, with the aggression in terror by Iran's proxies, and by Iran itself ... the combination of turbulence has now displaced millions of people, has butchered hundreds of thousands, and we don't know what will transpire.

  2. Mark Brown:

    It's very hard to predict what will transpire, there isn't going to be any certainty over whether it's going to be a one-week spat or a two-year spat.

  3. Sassan Saatchi:

    The trees need to transpire to cool themselves and to add more water vapor into the atmosphere. But the soil doesn't have extra water for the trees to pull in, if this continues, the forest may no longer be able to sustain itself.

  4. Shuresh Ghimire:

    Produce are alive even after harvest and they continue to breath and transpire even on your counter top.

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