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perspirates

perspirates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perspirate.

Meaning of perspirate

Verb

perspirate (third-person singular simple present perspirates, present participle perspirating, simple past and past participle perspirated)

  1. (dated) To perspire; to sweat.
    • The sun bursts out in furious blaze, / I perspirate from head to heel ; / I'd like to hire a one-horse chaise — / How can I, without cash at Lille ?1883, William Makepeace Thackeray, The complete poems of W.M. Thackeray

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Questions about perspirates

What is perspirates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perspirates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perspirate.

Words near perspirates in the dictionary

  1. perspirable
  2. perspirant
  3. perspirants
  4. perspirate
  5. perspirated
  6. perspirates
  7. perspirating
  8. perspiration
  9. perspirations
  10. perspirative
  11. perspiratory

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