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perspired Definition


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perspire
verb
    intr
    perspired, perspiring
    1. To secrete fluid from the sweat glands of the skin; to sweat.
      Thesaurus: sweat, swelter, drip.
Etymology: 18c in this sense; 17c in obsolete sense referring to wind, meaning ‘to blow gently through': from Latin perspirare to breathe through or sweat.



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