perspirate, v. rare.
(ˈpɜːspɪreɪt)
[f. L. perspīrāt-, ppl. stem of perspīrāre: see perspire and -ate3. Perh. a back-formation from next.]
= perspire. Hence ˈperspirating ppl. a.
| 1822 New Monthly Mag. VI. 504 The perspirating surface of the leaf. 1843 Thackeray Carmen Lilliense iii. i, The sun bursts out in furious blaze, I perspirate from head to heel. |