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verb, -spired, -spir⋅ing.| 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. |
| 5. | to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves. |