Perspire — Defs

01 v. i. To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.

imp. & p. p. Perspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Perspiring

1.
To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.(Physiol.)
2.
To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.

02 v. t. To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.

1.
To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.
“Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine.” — Smollett.