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English
Etymology
Latin exudāre, exsudāre (“to sweat out”), from ex- (“out, out of”) + sudāre (“to sweat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.
Pronunciation
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
- (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.
- (transitive) To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.
Wearing that suit, Jasper just exudes class.
Derived terms
Translations
to discharge through pores
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Portuguese
Verb
exude
- inflection of exudar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
exude
- inflection of exudar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative