perspire

per·spire

 (pər-spīr′)

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.

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

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perspire

(pəˈspaɪə)

vb

to secrete or exude (perspiration) through the pores of the skin. Also (rare): perspirate

[C17: from Latin perspīrāre to blow, from per- (through) + spīrāre to breathe; compare inspire]

perˈspiringly adv

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per•spire

(pərˈspaɪ^ər)

v. -spired, -spir•ing. v.i.

1. to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin; sweat.

v.t.

2. to emit through pores; exude.

[1640–50; < French perspirer]

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perspire

Past participle: perspired
Gerund: perspiring

Imperative

perspire

perspire

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

perspire - excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat" sudate, sweat swelter - suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach" egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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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.

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perspire

verb

To excrete moisture through the pores of the skin:

lather, sweat.

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Translations

يَعْرَق

potit se

svede

schwitzen

ιδρώνω

ŝviti

transpirar

transpirersuer

svitna

sudaresudore

prakaitasprakaitavimasprakaituoti

svīst

svette

transpirar

znojiti se

terlemek

排汗流汗

perspire

[pəsˈpaɪəʳ] VI → transpirar (frm), sudar
to perspire freely → transpirar or sudar mucho

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perspire

[pə^rˈspaɪə^r] vi → transpirer

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perspire

vi → schwitzen, transpirieren (geh)

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perspire

[pəˈspaɪəʳ] vi → traspirare, sudare

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perspire

(pəˈspaiə) verb

to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat. He was perspiring in the heat. sweet يَعْرَق потя се transpirar potit se schwitzen svede ιδρώνωtranspirar 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 transpirerensvettepocić się خوله كيدل، خوله كول، لندول، لنديدل، نښتيځل 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 排汗，流汗

ˌperspiˈration (pəːspi-) noun

the moisture lost when perspiring. The perspiration was running down his face. sweet عَرَق потене transpiração pot der Schweiß sved ιδρώταςtranspiración higi عرق hikoilu transpiration זֵיעָה स्वेदन, पसीना, स्वेद znoj, znojenje izzadság keringat sviti sudore 発汗 발한(發汗) prakait(avim)as sviedri perpeluhan zweetsvettepot خوله transpiração transpiraţie пот, испарина pot znojenje znojenje svett เหงื่อ ter 排汗 піт, потіння پسينہ عرق mồ hôi 排汗

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per·spire

vi. sudar, transpirar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

perspire

vi transpirar, sudar

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