transpire

Definition

To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French transpirer, from Medieval Latin transpirare (“to breathe through”), from Latin trans (“across”) spirare (“to breathe”). The sense “to become known” is also present in French, while the sense “to happen” is not; the latter probably developed in English from the former.

Example Sentences

• "It eventually transpired that the murder victim had been a notorious blackmailer."
• "The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travellers."
• "Hubert then recommends M. Leproux to be punctual to meet him at the rendezvous agreed on between them, where a third individual, whose name did not transpire, was to join them."