Verb

To give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.).

(obsolete) To perspire.

(botany) Of plants, to give off water and waste products through the stomata.

To become known; to escape from secrecy.

The proceedings of the council soon transpired .

* De Quincey

The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travellers.

(loosely) To happen, take place.

* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 166:

Although I was prevented from attending the 1952 annual conference, I was immediately informed as to what had transpired .

Verb

To change with a specific direction, progress.

(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.

* Owen

All insects acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed .

To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.

* Jowett (Thucyd)

We must develop our own resources to the utmost.

To create.

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus.

To bring out images latent in photographic film.

To acquire something usually over a period of time.

(chess) To place one's pieces actively.

(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.

(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.