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   transpire

   /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 become knownbecome apparentbe revealedbe disclosedcome to lightemergecome outget outbe discoveredbe uncoveredmaterializeleak outturn outbe made public
   • ▪ prove to be the case: "as it transpired, he was right"
   • ▪ occur; happen: "I'm going to find out exactly what transpired" Similar happenoccurtake placecome aboutcome to passcrop upturn uparisechanceensuebefallbe realizedtake shapepan outend up
   • 2. (of a plant or leaf) give off water vapour through the stomata: "a cactus does not transpire as freely as most plants"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘emit as vapour through the surface’): from French transpirer or medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin trans- ‘through’ + spirare ‘breathe’. Sense 1 (mid 18th century) is a figurative use comparable with ‘leak out’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transpirable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSPIRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   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.

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   verb. intr to come to light; be known. informal. intr to happen or occur. physiol to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc. (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTRANSPIRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSPIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › transpiretranspire verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of transpire verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.