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English verb: transpire | |||
| 1. | transpire (motion) pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas | ||
| Synonyms | transpirate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flow, flux | ||
| 2. | transpire (change) exude water vapor | ||
| Samples | Plants transpire. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaporate, vaporise, vaporize | ||
| 3. | transpire (change) come to light; become known | ||
| Samples | It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany. | ||
| Pattern of use | It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 4. | transpire (change) come about, happen, or occur | ||
| Samples | Several important events transpired last week. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
| 5. | transpire (body) give off (water) through the skin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude | ||
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