exude

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
  2. verb make apparent by one's mood or behavior

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze

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