perspire

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin“Exercise makes one sweat”Synonyms: sweat sudate

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. t. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. [1913 Webster]

Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine. --Smollett. [1913 Webster]

Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Perspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Perspiring.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per + spirare. See Per-, and Spirit.]

1.(Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat. [1913 Webster]

2.To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. [1913 Webster]