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Webster 1913 Edition
Transpire
Tran-spire′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Transpired
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Transpiring
.] 1.
(Physiol.)
To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
2.
(Bot.)
To evaporate from living cells.
3.
To escape from secrecy; to become public;
as, the proceedings of the council soon
. transpired
The story of Paulina’s and Maximilian's mutual attachment had
transpired
through many of the travelers. De Quincey.
4.
To happen or come to pass; to occur.
☞ This sense of the word, which is of comparatively recent introduction, is common in the United States, especially in the language of conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.
Tran-spire′
,Verb.
T.
1.
(Physiol.)
To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
2.
(Bot.)
To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.
Webster 1828 Edition
Transpire
TRANSPI'RE
,Verb.
T.
TRANSPI'RE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To escape from secrecy; to become public. The proceedings of the council have not yet transpired.2.
To happen or come to pass.Definition 2024
transpire
transpire
See also: transpiré
English
Verb
transpire (third-person singular simple present transpires, present participle transpiring, simple past and past participle transpired)
- (intransitive) To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.). [from 16th c.]
- (obsolete, intransitive) To perspire. [17th-19th c.]
- (botany, intransitive) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata. [from 17th c.]
- (intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. [from 18th c.]
- The proceedings of the council soon transpired.
- De Quincey
- The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travellers.
- 1839, Edmund Burke, The Annual Register of World Events
- 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.
- (loosely, intransitive) To happen, take place. [from 18th c.]
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 166:
- Although I was prevented from attending the 1952 annual conference, I was immediately informed as to what had transpired.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 166:
Synonyms
- (become known): be revealed, be discovered, come to light
- (happen): come about, come to pass, occur
- (perspire): perspire, sweat
Translations
obsolete: to perspire — see perspire
botany: to give off water and waste products through the stomata
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to become known
to happen, take place — see happen
Derived terms
Anagrams
French
Verb
transpire
- first-person singular present indicative of transpirer
- third-person singular present indicative of transpirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transpirer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transpirer
- second-person singular imperative of transpirer
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
transpire
- first-person singular present subjunctive of transpirar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of transpirar
Portuguese
Verb
transpire
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of transpirar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of transpirar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of transpirar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of transpirar
Spanish
Verb
transpire
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of transpirar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of transpirar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of transpirar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of transpirar.