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Verb: perspire  pu(r)'spI(-u)r
  1. Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
    "Exercise makes one perspire";
    - sweat, sudate

Derived forms: perspiring, perspires, perspired

See also: sweat off

Type of: egest, eliminate, excrete, pass

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