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transpire
verb
To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
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/tɹænˈspaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/ /tɹænˈspaɪ̯ɚ/
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verb
To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
To perspire.
Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.
To become known; to escape from secrecy.
“It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer.”
To happen, take place.
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It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer.
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