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Definition of Perspire

1. Verb. Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin. "Did his feet perspire?"; "Exercise makes one sweat"

Definition of Perspire

1. v. i. To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.

2. v. t. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.

Definition of Perspire

1. to give off moisture through the pores of the skin [v -SPIRED, -SPIRING, -SPIRES] : PERSPIRY [adj]

Medical Definition of Perspire

1. 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. 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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