PERSPIRE

sweat, sudate, perspire

(verb) excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; “Exercise makes one sweat”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

perspire (third-person singular simple present perspires, present participle perspiring, simple past and past participle perspired)

(ambitransitive) To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.

(intransitive) To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin.

Synonyms

• sweat

Source: Wiktionary

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Per*spire", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Perspiring.] Etym: [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See Per-, and Spirit.]

1. (Physiol.)

Definition: 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.

Definition: To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. Smollett.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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