/ ɪgˈzjuːd; NAmE -ˈzuːd/ verb
1.
if you exude a particular feeling or quality, or it exudes from you, people can easily see that you have it :
[ vn ]
She exuded confidence.
[also v ]
2.
if sth exudes a liquid or smell, or a liquid or smell exudes from somewhere, the liquid, etc. comes out slowly :
[ vn ]
The plant exudes a sticky fluid.
[ v ]
An awful smell exuded from the creature's body.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin exsudare , from ex- out + sudare to sweat.