transpire

1. 1.

   pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

   Synonymstranspirate

   Broaderflow
2. 2.

   exude water vapor

   “plants transpire”

   Broaderevaporate
3. 3.

   come to light; become known

   “It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany”

   Broaderchange
4. 4.

   come about, happen, or occur

   “Several important events transpired last week”

   Broaderhappen
5. 5.

   give off (water) through the skin

   Broaderexude

Other forms of transpire

past tense

transpired·

present participle

transpiring·

third person

transpires·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about transpire

What does transpire mean?

transpire means "pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in transpire?

transpire has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /tɹænˈspaɪɚ/.

What is another word for transpire?

Close synonyms include transpirate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is transpire a common word?

transpire is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with transpire?

1 word rhymes with transpire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.