exude
See also: exudé
English
Etymology
Latin exudare, exsudare (“to sweat out”), from ex- (“out, out of”) + sudare (“to sweat”), from sudor "sweat"
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzud/, /ɪkˈsud/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzjuːd/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -uːd
Verb
exude (third-person singular simple present exudes, present participle exuding, simple past and past participle exuded)
- (transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
- 1870, William Henry Wilkins, The Romance of Isabel:
- There are five hundred and fifty-five trees, and they exude the sweetest odours
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- (intransitive) To flow out through the pores.
- 2013, Vladimir G. Plekhanov, Applications of the Isotopic Effect in Solids, page 258:
- The molten glass exudes into the space outside the outer crucible, and a filament is pulled from the exudant to form a cored glass fiber.
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- (transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.
- Wearing that suit, Jasper just exudes class.
Derived terms
- exudation
Translations
to discharge through pores
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “exude”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- DExEU
Spanish
Verb
exude
- inflection of exudar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative