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v. t. [imp. & p. p. TRANSPIRED; p. pr. & vb. n. TRANSPIRING.] [Fr. transpirer, Sp. transpirar, traspirar, It. traspirare, from Lat. trans, across, through, and spirare, to breathe.] To emit through the excretories of the skin; to send off in vapor.
v. i. 1. To be emitted through the excretories of the skin; to exhale; to pass off in insensible perspiration; as, fluids transpire from the human body.
Sense 2. To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council have not yet transpired.
The story of Paulina’s and Maximilian’s mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travelers. De Quincey.
Sense 3. To happen or come to pass.
☞ This sense of the word, which is of recent introduction, is common in the United States, especially in the language of conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used, to some extent, in England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.