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transpire

The correct spelling is transpire.

How to pronounce transpire

/tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
verb

IPA: /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Tra-nsp-ire

The correct spelling is transpire. To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.). For example: "It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer."

Usage Examples

It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
  2. 2.To perspire.
  3. 3.Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.
  4. 4.To become known; to escape from secrecy.
  5. 5.To happen, take place.

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