exude

/ɛgˈzud/

/ɛgˈzud/

Other forms: exudes; exuded; exuding

To exude is to give off small amounts, usually of liquids or gases, through small openings, such as pores. Think of how you exude sweat after a workout.

The word exude is often used to describe sweating — the original Latin root, sudāre means "to sweat." Still, we frequently use the word exude to refer to anything that seems to ooze or pour forth from an object or person. John F. Kennedy was said to exude confidence, while his wife, Jackie, exuded class. But the verb can also have a negative sense, as when we say a skunk exudes a foul smell.

Definitions of exude

1. verb

   release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
   “exude sweat through the pores”

   synonyms: exudate, ooze, ooze out, transude

   types:

   distil, distill

   give off (a liquid)

   fume, reek

   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

   gum

   exude or form gum

   release, secrete

   generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

   froth

   exude or expel foam

   water

   secrete or form water, as tears or saliva

   lather

   exude sweat or lather

   type of:

   egest, eliminate, excrete, pass

   eliminate from the body
2. verb

   make apparent by one's mood or behavior
   “She exudes great confidence”

   type of:

   evince, express, show

   give expression to