- (v.i.) To happen or come to pass; to occur.
- (v.t.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.
- (v.i.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
- (v.t.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
- (v.i.) To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired.
- (v.i.) To evaporate from living cells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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