From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexudeex‧ude /ɪɡˈzjuːd $ ɪɡˈzuːd/ verb 1 SHOW A FEELING OR ATTITUDE[transitive] if you exude a particular quality, it is easy to see that you have a lot of it She exudes self-confidence. He exuded an air of wealth and power.2 [intransitive, transitive] formalPOUR to flow out slowly and steadily, or to make something do this The plant exudes a sticky liquid.→ See Verb table
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exude• Perth exudes an atmosphere of space and prosperity.• He was short, a little overweight, more than a little rubicund as to his features and exuded an aura of cheerful bonhomie.• I preferred threadbare hand-me-downs to clothes that exuded boredom from every seam.• The fans at the Coliseum did not exactly exude confidence in Ford.• When pressed, they exuded even more liquid than the others had.• Their names exude glamour: the Cipriani, Venice.• Like all bamboo buds, the flowers exude no fragrance.• Every gesture they make exudes solicitation.• Eventually, the larvae begin to pupate and no longer exude their chemical messages.Origin exude (1500-1600) Latin exsudare, from sudare “to have liquid coming out through the skin” 