perspire

Verb

Verb Forms: perspired, perspiring, perspires

To excrete sweat through the pores of the skin.
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
To emit (sweat or perspiration) through the skin's pores.
To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin.
To cause (someone) to sweat.

Examples

A fluid perspires.
He began to PERSPIRE as the Scrabble game came down to the wire.
I was perspiring freely after running the marathon.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French perspirer and its source Latin perspīrō (“to breathe everywhere, blow constantly”), from per (“through”) + spīrō (“to breathe”); see spirit.

Synonyms

sudate, sweat

Scrabble Score: 12

perspire: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
perspire: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
perspire: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

perspire: valid Words With Friends Word