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verb (used without object)
1.
to occur; happen; take place.
2.
to emit or give off waste matter, watery vapor, etc., through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
3.
to escape, as moisture or odor, through or as if through pores.
4.
to be revealed or become known.
verb (used with object)
5.
to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
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Transpire
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Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French transpirer < Medieval Latin trānspīrāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + spīrāre to breathe
1590–1600; < Middle French transpirer < Medieval Latin trānspīrāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + spīrāre to breathe
Related forms
tran·spir·a·ble, adjective
un·tran·spired, adjective
un·tran·spir·ing, adjective
Can be confused: evanesce, evaporate, liquefy, melt, thaw, transpire, vaporize (see synonym note at evaporate; see synonym note at melt1; see usage note at the current entry).
Usage note
1. From its earlier literal sense “to escape as vapor” transpire came to mean “to escape from concealment, become known” in the 18th century. Somewhat later, it developed the meaning “to occur, happen,” a sentence such as He was not aware of what had transpired yesterday being taken to mean He was not aware of what had happened yesterday. EXPANDIn spite of two centuries of use in all varieties of speech and writing, this now common meaning is still objected to by some on the grounds that it arose from a misapprehension of the word's true meaning
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1. From its earlier literal sense “to escape as vapor” transpire came to mean “to escape from concealment, become known” in the 18th century. Somewhat later, it developed the meaning “to occur, happen,” a sentence such as He was not aware of what had transpired yesterday being taken to mean He was not aware of what had happened yesterday. EXPANDIn spite of two centuries of use in all varieties of speech and writing, this now common meaning is still objected to by some on the grounds that it arose from a misapprehension of the word's true meaning
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- Gamblers can also for the first time wager on the outcomes of events as the events transpire.
- Often they transpire in hot weather, and everyone's sweating even before the first of too many official welcomes.
- Obviously, no great change will transpire because of a single speech.
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Word Origin & History
transpire
1597, "pass off in the form of a vapor or liquid," from M.Fr. transpirer (c.1560), from L. trans- "through" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Figurative sense of "leak out, become known" is recorded from 1741, and the erroneous meaning "take place, happen" is almost as
EXPANDold, being first recorded 1755.
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