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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 [pəˈspaɪə]
vb
to secrete or exude (perspiration) through the pores of the skin
[from Latin perspīrāre to blow, from per- (through) + spīrāre to breathe; compare inspire]
perspiringly  adv
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 He began to perspire heavily.
Translations
perspire [pəsˈpaɪəʳ] VItranspirar(frm), sudar
to perspire freelytranspirar or sudar mucho

perspire [pərˈspaɪər] vitranspirer

perspire
vischwitzen, transpirieren (geh)

perspire [pəˈspaɪəʳ] vitraspirare, sudare
perspire [pəˈspaɪəʳ] vitraspirare, sudare

perspire
v perspire [pəˈspaiə]
to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat He was perspiring in the heat. sweet يَعْرَق потя се potit se svede schwitzen ιδρώνω transpirar higistama عرق کردن hiota transpirer לְהַזִיע पसीना बहाना, पसीना आना znojiti se,iznojavati izzad berkeringat svitna sudare 汗をかく 땀을 흘리다, 발한하다 prakaituoti svīst berpeluh transpireren svette pocić się transpirar a transpira потеть potiť sa znojiti se znojiti se svettas, transpirera เหงื่อออก terlemek 排汗,流汗 пітніти; упрівати پسيجنا، پسينہ آنا đổ mồ hôi
n perspiˈration [pəːspi-]
the moisture lost when perspiring The perspiration was running down his face. sweet عَرَق потене pot sved der Schweiß ιδρώτας transpiración higi عرق hikoilu transpiration זֵיעָה स्वेदन, पसीना, स्वेद znoj,znojenje izzadság keringat sviti sudore 発汗 발한(發汗) prakait(avim)as sviedri perpeluhan zweet svette pot transpiração transpiraţie пот, испарина pot znojenje znojenje svett เหงื่อ ter(leme) 排汗 піт, потіння پسينہ عرق mồ hôi


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