perspire
Meaning
- (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.
- (ambitransitive, rare) To cause (someone) to sweat.
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French perspirer and its source Latin perspīrō (“to breathe everywhere, blow constantly”), from per (“through”) + spīrō (“to breathe”); see spirit.
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