Meaning of PERSPIRE
| Pronunciation: | | pur'spIr
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[v] excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" |
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PERSPIRE is a 8 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | sudate, sweat |
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| | See Also: | | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass, sweat off, swelter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per
+ spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.]
1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to
excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the
pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
\Per*spire"\, v. t.
To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat;
to excrete through pores.
Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine.
--Smollett.
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