exude
exude
Definition
ex·ude (eg zyo̵̅o̅d′, -zo̵̅o̅d′; ig--)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·ud′·ed, -·ud′·ing
- to pass out in drops through pores, an incision, etc.; ooze; discharge
- to diffuse or seem to radiate to exude joy
Etymology: L exudare, exsudare < ex-, out + sudare, to sweat < sudor, sweat
exude
Synonyms
exude
Usage Examples
Used with why or when
- when: A yellowish juice should exude when the flesh is squeezed.
Object
- warmth: She exudes a perpetual warmth, which leaves me feeling like I'm basking in summer sunshine.
- wound: On the whole, they are not suitable for heavily exuding wounds.
- aura: The cottages are built of wonderful honey-toned Cotswold stone, and the whole village exudes an aura of charm and relaxed timelessness.
- charm: Developed in the 1980s, the village exudes European charm, rather than the wild west feel of other North American resorts.
- charisma: Here he adopts the " Dev from Coronation Street " method of acting as a short hand for exuding academic charisma.
- elegance: Be sure to choose mugs that exude manly elegance.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- such: Hydrocolloid dressings have been widely used for many years for treating light to moderately exuding wounds such as pressure sores and ulcers.
Modifying Another Word
- lightly: ActiFormCool® should only be used under compression for lightly exuding wounds under close nursing supervision.
- heavily: On the whole, they are not suitable for heavily exuding wounds.
- highly: A new product has recently been launched which may improve the management of highly exuding wounds.
- simply: The markets, shops and central square simply exudes Andean culture.
- still: He certainly still exuded sex appeal, feathers or no.
- just: Perhaps he exudes just a little too much self assurance for this part.
Preposition: from
- trunk: Gum may exude from the trunks of infected conifers.
- bark: Top right: dark viscous sap is exuded from the bark at the base of a heavily infected coast live oak.
- tree: Turpentine is itself a resin exuded from coniferous trees, its distillation gives the liquid solvent.
- body: The smell of bitter almonds exudes from the body after the death.
- leave: Briançon Manna is exuded from the leaves in summer.
Browse dictionary entries near exude
- exudation
- exudate
- exuberate
- exuberant
- exuberance
- extubate
- extrusive
- extrude
- extroverted
- extrovert
- exult
- exultant
- exultation
- exurb
- exurbanite
- exurbia
- exuviae
- exuviate
- -ey
- eyas
