Transpire vs Evaporate - What's the difference?
transpire | evaporate |
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.
* De Quincey
(loosely) To happen, take place.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 166:
to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
to expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion
to give vent to; to dissipate
* Sir H. Wotton
(figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
* Francis Bacon
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As verbs the difference between transpire and evaporate
is that transpire is to give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.) while evaporate is to transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state.transpire
English
(Transpiration)Verb
- The proceedings of the council soon transpired .
- The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual attachment had transpired through many of the travellers.
- Although I was prevented from attending the 1952 annual conference, I was immediately informed as to what had transpired .
Synonyms
* (become known) be revealed, be discovered, come to light * (happen) come about, come to pass, occur * (perspire) perspire, sweatDerived terms
* transpirationAnagrams
* ----evaporate
English
Verb
(evaporat)- to evaporate apples
- My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.
- To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate is a safe way.
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