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exude

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ex·ude  (g-zd, k-sd)
v. ex·ud·ed, ex·ud·ing, ex·udes
v.intr.
To ooze forth.
v.tr.
1. To discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example) gradually.
2. To exhibit in abundance: a face that exuded self-satisfaction.

[Latin exsdre : ex-, ex- + sdre, to sweat; see sweid- in Indo-European roots.]

exude
Verb
[-uding, -uded]
1. (of a liquid or smell) to seep or flow out slowly and steadily
2. to seem to have (a quality or feeling) to a great degree: the Chancellor exuded confidence [Latin exsudare]
exudation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.exude - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
distil, distill - give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
reek, fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
transpire - give off (water) through the skin
extravasate - geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
stream - exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
gum - exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"
secrete, release - generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
2.exude - make apparent by one's mood or behavior; "She exudes great confidence"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

exude
verb 3. seep, leak, sweat, bleed, weep, trickle, ooze, emanate, issue, filter through, well forth
Translations
Spanish exude [ɪgˈzjuːd] vtrezumar
French exude [ɪgˈzjuːd] vtexsuder (fig); respirer;
the charm etc he exudes → le charme etc qui émane de lui

German exude [ɪgˈzjuːd] vtausstrahlen;
(liquid) → absondern;
(smell) → ausströmen

Italian exude [ɪgˈzjuːd] vttrasudare;
(fig) → emanare

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The upright white hewn studs and freshly planed door and window casings gave it a clean and airy look, especially in the morning, when its timbers were saturated with dew, so that I fancied that by noon some sweet gum would exude from them.
Obeying her, he shambled out, and Eugene Wrayburn saw the tears exude from between the little creature's fingers as she kept her hand before her eyes.
And going to a bigger pine, he rose by his own unaided exertions to the top branch, where he sat, all bedaubed with the pitch which that vegetable exudes.
 
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