PERSPIRE


Meaning of PERSPIRE in English

/ pəˈspaɪə(r); NAmE pərˈs-/ verb

[ v ] ( formal ) to produce sweat on your body

SYN sweat

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from French perspirer , from Latin perspirare , from per- through + spirare breathe.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.