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exude

/ɪɡˈzud/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ude
IPA
/ɪɡˈzud/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To flow out through the pores.

Intransitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪɡˈzud/
  • British English: /ɪɡˈzjuːd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

exudes (present, singular) exuding (participle, present) exuded (participle, past) exuded (past)

Derived Forms

exudant exudate exudation exuder exudivore exusion nonexuding unexuded

Synonyms

exudate transude ooze out ooze

Rhymes With

food include non-food you'd dude mood viewed rude reviewed renewed crude nude

Questions

How do you pronounce exude?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈzud/.
What does exude mean?
To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
Where does exude come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

How to pronounce exude

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