tranˈsüd, traan- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: New Latin transudare, from Latin trans- + sudare to sweat, perspire — more at sweat
intransitive verb
: to pass through a membrane or permeable substance : exude
the serum of the blood has not transuded into the lung tissue proper — Robert Chawner
a hand … squeezed and unsqueezed a blob of mud which transuded from the cracks of his fist — J.R.Guss
transitive verb
: to cause to pass through : permit passage of : exude
the capillary wall transudes fluids and dissolved matter into the tissue spaces