Dictionary 1. (v. i.) To excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat\.2. (v. i.) To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires. 3. (v. t.) To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores. Thesaurus bleed discharge drip effuse egest eliminate emanate emit excrete exfiltrate extravasate exudate filter filtrate give off leach lixiviate ooze pass percolate perspire reek secrete seep sew strain sweat swelter transpire transude trickle weep wilt |