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perspire
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per·spire  (pr-spr)
v. per·spired, per·spir·ing, per·spires
v.intr.
To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
v.tr.
To expel through external pores; exude.

[Latin persprre, to blow steadily : per-, through; see per- + sprre, to breathe.]

perspire
Verb
[-spiring, -spired] to sweat [Latin per- through + spirare to breathe]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.perspire - excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"
swelter - suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

perspire
verb sweat, glow, swelter, drip with sweat, break out in a sweat, pour with sweat, secrete sweat, be damp or wet or soaked with sweat, exude sweat
Translations
Spanish perspire [pəˈspaɪəʳ] vitranspirar, sudar
French perspire [pəˈspaɪəʳ] vitranspirer
German perspire [pəˈspaɪəʳ] vitranspirieren
Italian perspire [pəˈspaɪəʳ] vitraspirare

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