What does transpire mean?
Definitions for transpire
trænˈspaɪərtran·spire
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Princeton's WordNet
transpire, transpirateverb
pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas
transpireverb
exude water vapor
"plants transpire"
transpireverb
come to light; become known
"It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany"
transpireverb
come about, happen, or occur
"Several important events transpired last week"
transpireverb
give off (water) through the skin
Wiktionary
transpireverb
To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
transpireverb
To perspire.
transpireverb
Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.
transpireverb
To become known.
transpireverb
To happen, take place.
Etymology: From the French transpirer, to perspire, from Latin transpirare, to breathe through, from trans, across + spirare, to breathe
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To TRANSPIREverb
To emit in vapour.
Etymology: transpiro, Lat. transpirer, French.
To Transpireverb
Etymology: transpirer, Fr.
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Transpireverb
to pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale
Transpireverb
to evaporate from living cells
Transpireverb
to escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired
Transpireverb
to happen or come to pass; to occur
Transpireverb
to excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire
Transpireverb
to evaporate (moisture) from living cells
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Anagrams for transpire »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transpire in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transpire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of transpire in a Sentence
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.
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.
Produce are alive even after harvest and they continue to breath and transpire even on your counter top.
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.
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