| perspire | To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. "Firs . . . Perspire a fine balsam of turpentine." (Smollett) 1. <physiology> To excrete matter through the skin; especially, to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat. 2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. Origin: L. Perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See Per-, and Spirit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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