Synonyms of transpire
25 similar words
Another word for transpire is emerge. Other synonyms of transpire are sweat, come to light, develop, come about and come to pass.
Synonyms and similar words for transpire
verbTo perspire.
verbTo become known; to escape from secrecy.
- come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.
- emergeTo become known.
- develop
verbTo happen, take place.
- come about
- come to passTo happen; to occur.
- occur
- bechance
- befall
- behapTo happen.
- beworth
- crop upTo occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
- eventuateTo happen as a result; to come about.
- go onTo happen (occur).
- hap literaryTo happen; to befall; to chance.
- happen
- holdTo take place, to occur.
- passTo happen.
- take place
- belimp obsolete
- betide dated, literaryChiefly in the third person: to happen; to take place; to bechance, to befall.
- betime archaicTo occur; betide.
- chance archaic
- evene obsoleteTo occur; to happen; to come to pass.
- tide obsolete
Meaning of transpire
- verb To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
- verb To perspire.
- verb Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.
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Questions about synonyms of transpire
- What is another word for transpire?
- Transpire has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as emerge, sweat, come to light, develop, come about, come to pass, occur and bechance.
- What does transpire mean?
- Transpire means to give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).
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