Crossword clues for transpired
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Transpire \Tran*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Transpired; p. pr. & vb. n. Transpiring.] [F. transpirer; L. trans across, through + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]
(Physiol.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible perspiration; to exhale.
(Bot.) To evaporate from living cells.
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To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the proceedings of the council soon transpired.
The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travelers.
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To happen or come to pass; to occur.
Note: This sense of the word, which is of comparatively recent introduction, is common in the United States, especially in the language of conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: transpire)
Usage examples of "transpired".
She promptly initiated a Discipline procedure so that she would remember all that transpired during that unique experience.
She explained what had transpired in the marketplace, and what Father Otho had said.
He knew at once what had transpired when he saw the two new corpses, and he realized that none of this had occurred by accident.
Plainly, something had once transpired between them, an unpleasantness that made the ambassador loathe and mistrust him.
If the drow or the fiend are able to relay to anyone—anyone at all—what transpired here today, you will lose your backing from the other Houses.
Maybe we can convince one of them to tell us what has transpired or is transpiring inside.
What business transpired there seemed best conducted in whispers and shadows.
Moss would grow from the fine powder, and in a year or two there would be no hint of what had transpired there.
Had Marie forgotten everything that had transpired while the demon had resided within her, since her wedding night?
He spoke of what they had seen, and its meaning, reassuring them that what had transpired was no abomination, but the righting of balance, an evening of scales.
He wasn't even sure himself what exactly had transpired in those caves.
But now it appeared to the dwarf that his friend with the insatiable curiosity and the keen interest in what transpired outside the city walls had little time to live.
He would then most certainly go into hiding, especially considering everything that has transpired in the last few days.
Could he trust any one of the Hayumans to give him an accurate account of what transpired in their session?
Having established those states, she was abruptly aware of what had transpired the previous night.