exude

[ ig-zood, ik-sood ]

verb (used without object)

, ex·ud·ed, ex·ud·ing.

1. to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small openings; ooze out.

verb (used with object)

, ex·ud·ed, ex·ud·ing.

1. to send out, as sweat; emit through pores or small openings.
2. to project or display conspicuously or abundantly; radiate:

   to exude cheerfulness.

exude

/ ɪɡˈzjuːd /

verb

1. to release or be released through pores, incisions, etc, as sweat from the body or sap from trees
2. tr to make apparent by mood or behaviour

   he exuded confidence

Other Words From

• nonex·uding adjective
• unex·uded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exude¹

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin ex(s)ūdāre “to sweat out,” from ex- ex- ¹ + sūdāre “to sweat” ( sweat )

Word History and Origins

Origin of exude¹

C16: from Latin exsūdāre, from sūdāre to sweat

Example Sentences

She is content with having her routine exude her Blackness because “America is always reminding” her of it.

From Ozy

They fed us, decent enough I must add, and made us wait for hours in that cubicle that was beginning to exude a smell that was not very pleasant.

From Washington Blade

We chose the historic Carolina Hotel, which opened in 1901 and exudes Southern charm, to start our days, and had dinner at a different restaurant each night.

From Washington Post

She exudes youth pastor energy but sprinkles in her own personal brand of Bible-thumping theatricality that makes it nearly impossible to believe that she isn’t carrying out an extreme act of satire.

From The Daily Beast

I willed myself to exude the confidence I’d started gathering at home.

From Time

“Her compositions exude a rigor and tightness,” said Lori Bookstein, whose Chelsea gallery has represented Malcolm since 2003.

From The Daily Beast

The rocker chicks from Deap Vally—akin to an all-girl White Stripes duo—exude a badass demeanor in this retro-fitted video.

From The Daily Beast

Like the other Obama surrogates hitting the airwaves today, Gibbs was doing his best to conceal nervousness and exude confidence.

From The Daily Beast

But the clothes exude a confidence and dignity that is more eloquent than any political treatise.

From The Daily Beast

They exude strength, but the romance and sensuality of fashion are not lost.

From The Daily Beast

We elephants never fear anyone or hate anyone and that is why we exude no stench, but a tiger has to live by killing.

From Project Gutenberg

Sea-sand is excluded from the mortar employed, on account of its tendency to imbibe and exude moisture.

From Project Gutenberg

At night they could exude a vapor which was capable of dissolving the material from which the clothing had been made.

From Project Gutenberg

This liquid may be seen to exude, under different circumstances, from the trunk of the gnat, like a drop of very clear water.

From Project Gutenberg

Flies feed principally on fluids which exude from the bodies of animals; that is, sweat, saliva, and other secretions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• emanate
• give off
• manifest
• ooze
• radiate