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transpires

verb

Meaning

  1. To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
  2. To perspire.
  3. Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.
  4. To become known; to escape from secrecy.
  5. To happen, take place.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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