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View definitions for transpire

transpire

verb as in occur, happen

verb as in become known

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Example Sentences

And how could I let such a thing as cancer transpire on my watch?

Whether all this can successively transpire in the wake of whatever happens with health-care legislation is highly problematic.

What his object was in denying knowledge we knew he possessed did not transpire till later.

To take a present instance: the verb transpire formerly conveyed very expressively its correct meaning, viz.

An event of so much importance could not be suffered to transpire without being duly solemnized.

They found the room already occupied by some six or eight street roughs, evidently waiting for what might transpire.

But an occurrence which now happened distracted attention from the so-called plot, whether real or imaginary did not transpire.

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On this page you'll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to transpire, such as: arise, befall, ensue, betide, chance, and develop.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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