English Explanatory Dictionary

exude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
  2. To flow out through the pores.
  3. To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzjuːd/ en-uk-exude.ogg /ɪɡˈzud/ /ɪkˈsud/

Word forms

exude exudes exuding exuded

Etymology

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

Derived words

exudant exudate exudation exuder exudivore exusion nonexuding unexuded
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