transpire
to occur; happen; take place.
to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores.
to be revealed or become known.
to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
Origin of transpire
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Other words from transpire
- tran·spir·a·ble, adjective
- tran·spir·a·to·ry [tran-spahyr-uh-tawr-ee], /trænˈspaɪr əˌtɔr i/, adjective
- un·tran·spir·ing, adjective
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How to use transpire in a sentence
Some of the plays transpired almost precisely as drawn or conceived.
UCLA plots a comeback to oust Michigan State in overtime to cap NCAA tournament’s opening night | Chuck Culpepper, Des Bieler, Matt Bonesteel, Cindy Boren, Glynn A. Hill, Molly Hensley-Clancy | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostInstead, as they transpire water during the heat of the day they cool the surrounding air.
Changing climates can take cooling tips from warm regions | Sharon Oosthoek | October 8, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThis victory also comes with its own unique context—though this time shaped by events transpiring far beyond Arthur Ashe stadium.
Naomi Osaka wins her second U.S. Open title with a powerful message | ehinchliffe | September 14, 2020 | Fortune“We want to see what has transpired and that way the public can have confidence their elected leaders and civil servants have conducted business with the highest level of integrity,” he said.
These contracts are essential to the process of surrogacy, because they outline specifically what will transpire during your surrogacy journey.
And how could I let such a thing as cancer transpire on my watch?
Whether all this can successively transpire in the wake of whatever happens with health-care legislation is highly problematic.
What his object was in denying knowledge we knew he possessed did not transpire till later.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairTo take a present instance: the verb transpire formerly conveyed very expressively its correct meaning, viz.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillAn event of so much importance could not be suffered to transpire without being duly solemnized.
They found the room already occupied by some six or eight street roughs, evidently waiting for what might transpire.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. DallBut an occurrence which now happened distracted attention from the so-called plot, whether real or imaginary did not transpire.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army | Charles Alexander Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for transpire
/ (trænˈspaɪə) /
(intr) to come to light; be known
(intr) informal 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
Origin of transpire
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Derived forms of transpire
- transpirable, adjective
- transpiration (ˌtrænspəˈreɪʃən), noun
- transpiratory, adjective
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