exude

CEFRC1

/ɪɡˈzjuːd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To slowly release a liquid, smell, or quality.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To flow out through the pores.

Examples

  • Some people have a calm temperament or exude courtesy.

  • You are afraid that Latinate languages exude sexuality, to which you are not accustomed.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪɡˈzud/
  • /ɪkˈsud/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

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

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

More examples

In context

  • Wearing that suit, Jasper just exudes class.

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

  • 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.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The old pine cabinets blank a pleasant, woody aroma throughout the entire kitchen.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

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