4. To happen or come to pass; to occur.

This sense of the word, which is of comparatively recent introduction,

is common in the United States, especially in the language of

conversation and of newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in

England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of both countries.

Tran*spire", v. t. 1. (Physiol.) To excrete through the skin; to give

off in the form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.

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