Perspire

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perspire \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.
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     2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the
        pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. t.
     To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat;
     to excrete through pores.
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           Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine.
                                                    --Smollett.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perspire
       v : excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin;
           "Exercise makes one sweat" [syn: {sweat}, {sudate}]