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DictionaryexudeRelease a substance
verb

exude

ig-ZOOD/ɪɡˈzuːd/

To release a substance slowly from within.

The pine tree exudes amber resin through a small split in its bark.

A close view of amber resin slowly oozing from a small split in pine bark: tiny beads gather along the split, merging into a thick rounded droplet with a short sticky trail.
Etymology
exLatinout
+udeLatinto sweat

The literal image is sweating out: moisture slowly emerging through a surface. In the figurative sense, a quality such as confidence seems to flow from someone just as noticeably.

In context

ClassicistORG0:45
Built forms that project a muscular exuberance, which are often breathtaking and sometimes exude an unabashed theatricality.
How Architecture Evolved from the Baroque Period to Now: A Survey of Classical Architecture, Part IV

More examples

  • The wound continues to exude a small amount of clear fluid.
  • Tiny droplets of moisture exuded from the leaves.
  • The cut stem is exuding a milky sap.

Forms

exude · exudes · exuded · exuding

exudation noun — The gradual release of a substance.

Similar words

ooze
Emphasizes slow movement of thick liquid through an opening.
secrete
Means producing and releasing a substance through specialized cells.
emit
Covers releasing substances, light, or sound, not necessarily slowly.