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verb (used without object)
1.
to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
verb (used with object)
2.
to emit through pores; exude.
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Origin:
1640–50; < Latin perspīrāre to blow constantly (said of the wind), breathe through; in Neo-Latin: to sweat imperceptibly. See per-, inspire
1640–50; < Latin perspīrāre to blow constantly (said of the wind), breathe through; in Neo-Latin: to sweat imperceptibly. See per-, inspire
Related forms
per·spir·a·bil·i·ty, noun
per·spir·a·ble, adjective
per·spir·ing·ly, adverb
per·spir·y, adjective
un·per·spired, adjective
EXPANDun·per·spir·ing, adjective
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perspire per·spire (pər-spīr')
v. per·spired, per·spir·ing, per·spires
To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
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