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ex⋅ude

  [ig-zood, ik-sood] verb, -ud⋅ed, -ud⋅ing.
Use exude in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out.
–verb (used with object)
2. to send out, as sweat; emit through pores or small openings.
3. to project or display conspicuously or abundantly; radiate: to exude cheerfulness.
Origin:
1565–75; < L ex(s)ūdāre, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 + sūdāre to sweat
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ex·ude   (ĭg-zōōd', ĭk-sōōd')   
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 exsūdāre : ex-, ex- + sūdāre, to sweat; see sweid- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

exude 
1574, from L. exudare "ooze out like sweat," from ex- "out" + sudare "to sweat" (cognate of O.E. swætan "to sweat").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·ude
Pronunciation: ig-'züd
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: ex·ud·ed; ex·ud·ing
intransitive senses
1 : to ooze out
2 : to undergo diffusion exude transitive senses
: to cause to ooze or spread out in alldirections
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

exude ex·ude (ĭg-z&oomacr;d', ĭk-s&oomacr;d')
v. ex·ud·ed, ex·ud·ing, ex·udes
To ooze or pass gradually out of a body structure or tissue.

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