Definition of transpire

• v. i. - To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
• v. i. - To evaporate from living cells.
• v. i. - To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired.
• v. i. - To happen or come to pass; to occur.
• v. t. - To excrete through the skin; to give off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.
• v. t. - To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.