exude

Verb
Synonyms: exudatetransudeooze outooze

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities“exude sweat through the pores”Synonyms: exudatetransudeooze outooze
  2. make apparent by one's mood or behavior“She exudes great confidence”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Exude \Ex*ude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exuded; p. pr. & vb. n. exuding.] [L. exudare, exsudare, exudatum, exsudatum, to sweat out; ex out + sudare to sweat: cf. F. exuder, exsuder. See Sweat.] To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. [1913 Webster]

Our forests exude turpentine in . . . abundance. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster]

Exude \Ex*ude"\, v. i. To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice. [1913 Webster]
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