Perspire
Pronunciation : Per*spire"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See Per-, and Spirit.]
Definition : 1. (Physiol.)
Defn: To excrete matter through the skin; esp., 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Perspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Perspiring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Per*spire"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. Smollett.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913