transpire
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Beryl Atkins of Transpire Cosmetic Surgery, the group behind the London event, say they "never operate on anyone straight away".
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2011
Transpire, happen.—To transpire means properly "to escape from secrecy to notice," "to leak out;" it should not be used in the sense of to happen.
From Practical Exercises in English by Buehler, Huber Gray
Transpire may properly be applied to such a diffusion of knowledge.
From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.
Transpire does not mean to take place but to leak out, as, They tried to keep their deliberations secret, but it transpired that * * * Enthuse is not a good word.
From The Style Book of The Detroit News by News, The Detroit
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