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   Tran·spire

   /tran(t)ˈspī(ə)r/

   

   verb

   • 1. occur; happen: "I'm going to find out exactly what transpired" Similar happenoccurtake placecome aboutcome to passcrop upturn uparisechanceensuebefallbe realizedtake shapepan outend up
   • ▪ prove to be the case: "as it transpired, he was right"
   • ▪ (of a secret or something unknown) come to be known; be revealed: "Yaddo, it transpired, had been under FBI surveillance for some time" Similar become knownbecome apparentbe revealedbe disclosedcome to lightemergecome outget outbe discoveredbe uncoveredmaterializeleak outturn outbe made public
   • 2. (of a plant or leaf) give off water vapor through the stomata.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘emit as vapor through the surface’): from French transpirer or medieval Latin transpirare, from Latin trans- ‘through’ + spirare ‘breathe’. Sense 1 (mid 18th century) is a figurative use comparable with ‘leak out’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transpirable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   1. : to take place : go on, occur. 2. a. : to become known or apparent : develop. b. : to be revealed : come to light. 3. : to give off vaporous material. specifically : to give off or exude watery vapor especially from the surfaces of leaves. 4. : to pass in the form of a vapor from a living body. transitive verb.

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   TRANSPIRE definition: 1. If it transpires that something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   TRANSPIRE meaning: 1. If it transpires that something has happened, this previously secret or unknown fact becomes…. Learn more.

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   1. ( intr) to come to light; be known. 2. ( intr) informal to happen or occur. 3. (Physiology) physiol to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc. 4. (Botany) (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transpireTranspire - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. come about, happen, or occur. “Several important events transpired last week” see more. verb. come to light; become known. “It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany” see more. verb. pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas. synonyms: transpirate. see more. verb.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › transpireTRANSPIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. 1. (intransitive) to come to light; be known. 2. (intransitive) informal. to happen or occur. 3. physiology. to give off or exhale (water or vapour) through the skin, a mucous membrane, etc. 4. (of plants) to lose (water in the form of water vapour), esp through the stomata of the leaves.