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exude

[ig-zood, ik-sood]

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verb (used without object)

to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out.

verb (used with object)

to send out, as sweat; emit through pores or small openings.

to project or display conspicuously or abundantly; radiate: to exude cheerfulness.

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Origin:
1565–75; < Latin ex(s)ūdāre, equivalent to ex- ex-¹ + sūdāre to sweat

Related forms

non·ex·ud·ing, adjective

un·ex·ud·ed, adjective

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The members exude professionalism, running the band like a small corporation.

She does not exude instant glamour.

In the classroom, I exude confidence.

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exude (ɪɡˈzjuːd)

—vb
1.	to release or be released through pores, incisions, etc, as sweat from the body or sap from trees
2.	(tr) to make apparent by mood or behaviour: he exuded confidence

[C16: from Latin exsūdāre, from sūdāre to sweat]

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exude

1570s, from L. exudare "ooze out like sweat," from ex- "out" + sudare "to sweat" (cognate of O.E. swætan "to sweat"). Related: Exuded; exudes; exuding.

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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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