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perspire

pers·pire

UK/pəˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ US/pɚˈspaɪɹ/ uncommon rare

verb

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excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

  • “Exercise makes one sweat”
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Borrowed from Middle French perspirer and its source Latin perspīrō (“to breathe everywhere, blow constantly”), from per (“through”) + spīrō (“to breathe”); see spirit.

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