transpire
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
transpires;
transpired;
transpiring
transpires;
transpired;
transpiring
Britannica Dictionary definition of TRANSPIRE
1
[no object]
formal
:
to happen
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They wouldn't say what had transpired [=taken place] at the meeting.
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No one will soon forget the historic events that transpired on that day.
2
[no object]
formal
:
to become known
— usually used with it
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Her name, it transpired, was false. [=(less formally) it turned out that her name was false]
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It transpired that they had met previously. [=we found out that they had met previously]
3
technical, of a plant
:
to have water evaporate from the surface of leaves
[no object]
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A plant transpires more freely on a hot dry day.
[+ object]
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Trees transpire water at a rapid rate.
