perspire

perspire is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
2. intransitive verb. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
3. transitive verb. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.
4. verb. excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

   "Exercise makes one sweat"

   Synonyms: sudate, sweat

Synonyms

sudate, sweat

Common word forms

perspired, perspirer, perspires, perspiring

Words from these letters

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