Definition/Meaning of transpire
- English - Verb: transpire ( third-person singular simple present transpires , present participle transpiring , simple past and past participle transpired ) To give off (vapour, waste matter etc .); to exhale (an odour etc .). [from 16th c .] ( obsolete ) To perspire . [17th-19th c .] ( botany ) Of plants , to give off water and waste products through the stomata . [from 17th c .] To become known; to escape from…
- English - Etymology: From Middle French transpirer , from Latin transpirare ( “ to breathe through ” ), from trans ( “ across ” ) spirare ( “ to breathe ” ).
- English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ɚ/
- English - Anagrams: terrapins
- French - Verb: transpire first-person singular present indicative of transpirer third-person singular present indicative of transpirer first-person singular present subjunctive of transpirer first-person singular present subjunctive of transpirer second-person singular imperative of transpirer