transpire vs happen

transpire and happen both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transpire	No	No	Yes	No
happen	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, happen is a hypernym of transpire; that is, happen is a word with a broader meaning than transpire:

Other hypernyms of transpire include come about, fall out, go on, hap, occur, pass, pass off, take place.

transpire (verb)	happen (verb)
give off (water) through the skin	come to pass
come to light; become known	come into being; become reality
exude water vapor	happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come about, happen, or occur	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas	chance to be or do something, without intention or causation