Transpire vs Transpired - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between transpire and transpired

is that transpire is to give off (vapour, waste matter etc.); to exhale (an odour etc.) while transpired is past tense of transpire.

(Transpiration)

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 .

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

* transpiration

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