Main Entry:

per·spire

Pronunciation:

\pər-ˈspī(-ə)r\

Function:

intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

per·spired; per·spir·ing

Etymology:

French perspirer, from Middle French, from Latin per- through + spirare to blow, breathe — more at per-

Date:

circa 1682

: to emit matter through the skin ; specifically : to secrete and emit perspiration