/ 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.
/ 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. 2005