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exude

verb

  1. ooze
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzjuːd/ / /ɪɡˈzud/ / /ɪkˈsud/

verb

Etymology: Latin exudāre, exsudāre (“to sweat out”), from ex- (“out, out of”) + sudāre (“to sweat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.

  1. To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

    There are five hundred and fifty-five trees, and they exude the sweetest odours

  2. To flow out through the pores.

    The molten glass exudes into the space outside the outer crucible, and a filament is pulled from the exudant to form a cored glass fiber.

  3. To give off or radiate a certain quality or emotion, often strongly.

    Wearing that suit, Jasper just exudes class.