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Definition of perspiring - 4 dictionary results
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per⋅spire

  [per-spahyuhr] verb, -spired, -spir⋅ing.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, esp. when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
–verb (used with object)
2. to emit through pores; exude.
Origin:
1640–50; < L perspīrāre to blow constantly (said of the wind), breathe through; in NL: 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
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per·spire   (pər-spīr')   
v.   per·spired, per·spir·ing, per·spires

v.   intr.
To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
v.   tr.
To expel through external pores; exude.

[Latin perspīrāre, to blow steadily : per-, through; see per- + spīrāre, to breathe.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: per·spire
Pronunciation: p&r-'spI(&)r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: per·spired;per·spir·ing
: to emit matter through the skin; specifically : to secrete and emit perspiration
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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