PERSPIRE


Meaning of PERSPIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈspī(-ə)r ]

intransitive verb

( per·spired ; per·spir·ing )

Etymology: French perspirer, from Middle French, from Latin per- through + spirare to blow, breathe — more at per-

Date: circa 1682

: to emit matter through the skin ; specifically : to secrete and emit perspiration

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.