Definitions for transpire
trænˈspaɪərtran·spire

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To TRANSPIREverb

   To emit in vapour.

   Etymology: transpiro, Lat. transpirer, French.

2. To Transpireverb

   Etymology: transpirer, Fr.

   1. To be emitted by insensible vapour.

   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.

   2. To escape from secresy to notice: a sense lately innovated from France, without necessity.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Evaporate
   • Exude
   • Happen

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Anagrams for transpire »

1. terrapins

2. prestrain

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How to say transpire in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Shuresh Ghimire:

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=transpire
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transpire
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=transpire
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transpire
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=transpire
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=transpire