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perspire

[ per-spahyuhr ]

verb (used without object)

, per·spired, per·spir·ing.
  1. to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.


verb (used with object)

, per·spired, per·spir·ing.
  1. to emit through pores; exude.

perspire

/ pəˈspaɪə /

verb

  1. to secrete or exude (perspiration) through the pores of the skin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • perˈspiringly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • per·spira·bili·ty noun
  • per·spira·ble adjective
  • per·spiring·ly adverb
  • per·spiry adjective
  • unper·spired adjective
  • unper·spiring adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perspire1

1640–50; < Latin perspīrāre to blow constantly (said of the wind), breathe through; in New Latin: to sweat imperceptibly. See per-, inspire
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perspire1

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

Then he mopped his perspiring brow with me.

Your nose will perspire and you will feel compelled to touch it.

Still he battled on against the Dutch - limping, perspiring and also taking one stomach-churning blow where no man wants to be hit as he went.

From BBC

Scientists believe that if you perspire more during the later questions, then you are lying.

When you perspire, the sweat on your skin can pull heat from your body as it evaporates.

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