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Transpire vs Evaporate - What's the difference?

transpire | evaporate |

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

  • 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 .

    Synonyms

    * (become known) be revealed, be discovered, come to light * (happen) come about, come to pass, occur * (perspire) perspire, sweat

    Derived terms

    * transpiration

    Anagrams

    * ----

    evaporate

    English

    Verb

    (evaporat)
  • 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 evaporate apples
  • to give vent to; to dissipate
  • * Sir H. Wotton
  • My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a sonnet.
  • (figuratively) to disappear; to escape or pass off without effect
  • * Francis Bacon
  • To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents to evaporate is a safe way.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=March 2 , author=Chris Whyatt , title=Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The hosts initially looked like they lacked a spring in their step, but fears of further agony evaporated in the seventh minute with a goal of typical Arsenal quality.}}