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exude
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ex·ude

verb \ig-ˈzüd\
ex·ud·edex·ud·ing

Definition of EXUDE

intransitive verb
1
: to ooze out
2
: to undergo diffusion
transitive verb
1
: to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions
2
: to display conspicuously or abundantly <exudes charm>
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Examples of EXUDE

  1. Pine trees exude a sticky substance.
  2. The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.

Origin of EXUDE

Latin exsudare, from ex- + sudare to sweat — more at sweat
First Known Use: 1574

Related to EXUDE

Synonyms
bleed, ooze, percolate, seep, strain, sweat, transude, weep

Rhymes with EXUDE

allude, blood feud, collude, conclude, delude, denude, elude, exclude, extrude, fast-food, health food, include, intrude, junk food, obtrude, occlude, plant food, postlude, preclude, prelude, protrude, quaalude, seafood, seclude, subdued, transude, unglued

ex·ude

verb \ig-ˈzüd\   (Medical Dictionary)
ex·ud·ed; ex·ud·ing

Medical Definition of EXUDE

intransitive verb
1
: to ooze out
2
: to undergo diffusion
transitive verb
: to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions

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