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- Dictionarytranspire/trɑːnˈspʌɪə/
verb
- 1. (of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed: "it transpired that millions of dollars of debt had been hidden in a complex web of transactions" Similar
- 2. (of a plant or leaf) give off water vapour through the stomata: "a cactus does not transpire as freely as most plants"
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TRANSPIRE definition: 1. If it transpires that something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes…. Learn more.
1. : to take place : go on, occur. 2. a. : to become known or apparent : develop. b. : to be revealed : come to light. 3. : to give off vaporous material. specifically : to give off or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves. 4. : to pass in the form of a vapor from a living body. transitive verb.
to occur; happen; take place. to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves. to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores. to be revealed or become known.
verb. 1.(intransitive) to come to light; be known. 2.(intransitive) informal. to happen or occur. 3. physiology. to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc. 4. (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.
Definition of transpire verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Originally used to express when information became known or came to light, many purists will tell you that's really the best way to use transpire. It can also mean releasing vapor into the air, like when a plant transpires water through its leaves on a hot day.
transpire meaning, definition, what is transpire: to happen: Learn more.
1. To come about; happen or occur. 2. To become known; come to light. 3. To give off vapor containing waste products, as through animal or plant pores. v.tr. To give off (vapor containing waste products) through the pores of the skin or the stomata of plant tissue.
TRANSPIRE meaning: 1. If it transpires that something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes…. Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSPIRE. 1. [no object] formal : to happen. They wouldn't say what had transpired [= taken place] at the meeting. No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day. 2. [no object] formal : to become known — usually used with it.
