exude

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>

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

Related Words: dribble, drip, trickle; discharge, emit, give off, vent; emanate, flow, spring

Near Antonyms: flood, gush, pour, stream, surge

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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