verb
perspire
Perspire (verb) means to release sweat through the pores of your skin.
verb
1
To release sweat through the pores of your skin.
"He lists forty reasons, mainly metaphorical, why Christ perspired blood, and his peroration takes twenty-two pages in print."
— Susan C. Karant-Nunn, The Reformation of Feeling (2010)
"I was perspiring freely after running the marathon."
2
To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin.
3
To make someone sweat.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French perspirer and its source, Latin perspīrō (“to breathe everywhere, blow constantly”), from per (“through”) plus spīrō (“to breathe”); see spirit.
Synonyms
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sweat
sudate
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Rhymes for perspire
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What is the meaning of perspire?
"perspire" (verb) means to release sweat through the pores of your skin.
What is another word for perspire?
Other words for "perspire" include sweat, sudate.
What are the different meanings of perspire?
"perspire" has 3 main meanings: 1. To release sweat through the pores of your skin; 2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; 3. To make someone sweat.
