transpire vs occur

transpire and occur both are verbs.

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

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

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

transpire (verb)	occur (verb)
give off (water) through the skin	come to pass
come to light; become known	come to one's mind; suggest itself
exude water vapor	to be found to exist
come about, happen, or occur
pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas