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to exude

to exude

4 6.5
Give off liquid slowly, often in drops
  • verb
  • /ɪɡˈzud/
translation icon : exudar
  • When heated, the cheese will exude a rich, creamy liquid that is perfect for dipping.
  • exude a smell
  • exuding ulcers
  • malodorous exuding

And then they they sort of exude the plant cell wall.

Examples

  • In another case, he found a sealed jar that, when opened, exuded a pungent odor.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The freshly cut flowers began to exude a sweet scent that filled the entire room.

  • The box seemed to exude a slight aroma of incense.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The bushel basket of apples on the front seat exuded a sweet smell.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The city exuded a scent that evoked a distant memory in our minds.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Their beds were still unmade too, and the wrinkled sheets exuded their sweet, sweaty smell.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • As the sap started to exude from the wound in the tree, it attracted many curious insects.

Synonyms

to release
vsto exude
446 2.7

To allow a liquid, gas, or energy to flow out

lets out slowly and steadily focusing on gradual small amounts
to ooze
vsto exude
64 3.9

To flow out slowly through small holes

releases slowly and steadily often as small drops
to discharge
vsto exude
12 4.4

Take people or things out of a vehicle by unloading

sends out slowly and steadily not necessarily fast or complete
to ooze out
vsto exude
7 3.4

To flow slowly in small amounts through tiny holes

releases slowly and steadily rather than quickly
to ooze from
vsto exude
4 4.2

Slowly flow out from a cut or crack in something

discharges slowly and steadily rather than from a single origin
to transude
vsto exude
9.9

To pass slowly through a surface and come out as small drops

releases through a surface slowly rather than by open flow

Antonyms

217 3.0

To take in things such as liquid, light, or information

60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

How Much

to gush
26 3.2
to flow
333 1.0
to exude
4 6.5
to seep
82 2.7

Surface Forms

exude infinitive
exuded past
exuded past participle
exuding present participle
exudes third person singular

Etymology

Exude comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and sudare 'to sweat'. So to exude a liquid is to let it come out slowly, like sweat from your skin or sap from a tree.