Exude, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exuded; p. pr. & vb. n. exuding.]
Etymology: [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. Our forests exude turpentine in . . . abundance. Dr. T. Dwight.
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Exude, v. i.
To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural discharge, as juice.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists exude only as an antonym, under absorb.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given