transpare

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verb

To be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear, or cause to appear, or be see-through (literally or figurative)

“c. 1604, William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, Sonnet LXXIII Oft haue I wish'd whilst in this state I was, That th'alablaster bulwarke might transpare”

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Meanings

verbtranspare (third-person singular simple present transpares, present participle transparing, simple past and past participle transpared)

present singular third person transpares · participle present transparing · participle past transpared · past transpared

  1. obsoleterareTo be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear, or cause to appear, or be see-through (literally or figurative)

    c. 1604, William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, Sonnet LXXIII Oft haue I wish'd whilst in this state I was, That th'alablaster bulwarke might transpare

Origin

See transparent.

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transpare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpare

MLA

“transpare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpare. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transpare,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpare.

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