exude

Latin exudāre, exsudāre (“to sweat out”), from ex- (“out, out of”) + sudāre (“to sweat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzjuːd/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzud/, /ɪkˈsud/
• Rhymes: -uːd

exude (third-person singular simple present exudes, present participle exuding, simple past and past participle exuded)

1. (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

2. (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.

3. (transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.

   Wearing that suit, Jasper just exudes class.

• exudation

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “exude”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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exude

1. inflection of exudar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

exude

1. inflection of exudar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative