"transpire" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ [UK], /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-transpire.ogg Forms: transpires [present, singular, third-person], transpiring [participle, present], transpired [participle, past], transpired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French transpirer, from Medieval Latin transpirare (“to breathe through”), from Latin trans (“across”) spirare (“to breathe”). The sense “to become known” is also present in French, while the sense “to happen” is not; the latter probably developed in English from the former. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|transpirer}} Middle French transpirer, {{der|en|ML.|transpirare||to breathe through}} Medieval Latin transpirare (“to breathe through”), {{der|en|la|trans||across}} Latin trans (“across”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} transpire (third-person singular simple present transpires, present participle transpiring, simple past and past participle transpired)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.). Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Liquids Translations (to give off): transpirar (Catalan), 散發 (Chinese Mandarin), 散发 (sànfā) (Chinese Mandarin), erittää (Finnish), huokua (Finnish), transpirer (French), kiad (Hungarian), kibocsát (Hungarian), áraszt (Hungarian), 発散する (hassan suru) (alt: はっさんする) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-transpire-en-verb-TEbF7OtI Disambiguation of Liquids: 43 22 19 3 12 Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 30 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 8 33 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 6 35 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 5 37 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 13 31 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of 'to give off': 57 2 36 1 4
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To perspire. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Synonyms: sweat
    Sense id: en-transpire-en-verb-bKe5LB5a Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 13 31 8 21
  3. (botany, intransitive) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Botany Translations (botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata): transpirar (Catalan), 蒸騰 (Chinese Mandarin), 蒸腾 (zhēngténg) (Chinese Mandarin), haihduttaa (Finnish), transpirer (French), transpirar (Galician), kipárologtat (Hungarian), kigőzölögtet (Hungarian), tukuwai (Maori), thoát hơi nước (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-transpire-en-verb-NdQRL0zJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 42 5 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 30 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 8 33 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 6 35 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 5 37 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 13 31 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata': 40 2 51 1 6
  4. (intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: come to light Translations (to become known): transpirar (Catalan), 洩露 (Chinese Mandarin), 泄露 (xièlù) (Chinese Mandarin), käydä ilmi (Finnish), tulla ilmi (Finnish), tulla tietoon (Finnish), paljastua (Finnish), transpirer (French), μαθεύομαι (mathévomai) (Greek), kiderül (Hungarian), kitudódik (Hungarian), 明らかになる (akiraka ninaru) (alt: あきらかになる) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-transpire-en-verb-DSccb~tL Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 8 33 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 6 35 10 31 Disambiguation of 'to become known': 4 2 3 85 6
  5. (loosely, intransitive) To happen, take place. Tags: broadly, intransitive Synonyms: come about, come to pass, occur, happen
    Sense id: en-transpire-en-verb-WTnWJVvW Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 5 29 6 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 7 30 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 8 33 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 6 35 10 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 5 37 7 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 13 31 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 18 5 36 9 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 18 5 36 9 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: transpiration

Inflected forms

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        "(botany, intransitive) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata."
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          "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
          "word": "kigőzölögtet"
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          "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
          "word": "tukuwai"
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          "text": "It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer.",
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          "text": "The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travellers.",
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          "ref": "1839, Edmund Burke, The Annual Register of World Events:",
          "text": "Hubert then recommends M. Leproux to be punctual to meet him at the rendezvous agreed on between them, where a third individual, whose name did not transpire, was to join them.",
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        "(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy."
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          "word": "洩露"
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          "roman": "mathévomai",
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          "sense": "to become known",
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          "text": "Hubert then recommends M. Leproux to be punctual to meet him at the rendezvous agreed on between them, where a third individual, whose name did not transpire, was to join them.",
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        "(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy."
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "transpirar"
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      "sense": "to give off",
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "散发"
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "erittää"
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "huokua"
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "transpirer"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "kiad"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "kibocsát"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "áraszt"
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      "sense": "to give off",
      "word": "発散する"
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      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "transpirar"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "蒸騰"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhēngténg",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "蒸腾"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "haihduttaa"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "transpirer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "transpirar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "kipárologtat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "kigőzölögtet"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "tukuwai"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata",
      "word": "thoát hơi nước"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "transpirar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "洩露"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xièlù",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "泄露"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "käydä ilmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "tulla ilmi"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "tulla tietoon"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "paljastua"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "transpirer"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mathévomai",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "μαθεύομαι"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to become known",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "kitudódik"
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      "alt": "あきらかになる",
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      "roman": "akiraka ninaru",
      "sense": "to become known",
      "word": "明らかになる"
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    "Transpiration"
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