exude

/ig'zju:d/

Thân thiện

She exudes confidence as she gives her presentation.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To display or radiate (a quality, emotion, or atmosphere) strongly and openly.
   • To discharge or give off (a liquid, smell, or substance) slowly and steadily through small openings.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To ooze or flow out gradually.

Usage

• As a transitive verb, "exude" is used with a direct object to indicate what is being radiated or discharged.
• As an intransitive verb, it describes the process of something seeping out on its own.

Examples

• Transitive Verb (Displaying a quality):
  • The leader exudes confidence, which inspires the whole team.
  • Her paintings exude a sense of calm and tranquility.
• Transitive Verb (Discharging a substance):
  • The cut on the tree exudes a sticky resin.
  • The cheese exuded a strong aroma.
• Intransitive Verb:
  • Sap exuded from the pine trunk.
  • Sweat began to exude from his pores.

Advanced Usage

• "to exude from": To seep or ooze out from a specific source.
  • A feeling of dread exuded from the old, abandoned house.
• Used figuratively to describe an intangible quality that seems to emanate from a person or thing.
  • The old letters exude nostalgia.

Variants and Related Words

• Exudation (n): The process of exuding; the substance that is exuded.
  • The exudation of sap is a natural defense for the tree.
• Exudate (n): A technical term, often in medical or biological contexts, for a fluid that has exuded.
  • The wound was covered in purulent exudate.

Synonyms

• Emit: To send out or give off (especially light, sound, or a smell).
• Radiate: To emit energy, especially light or heat, in rays; to project (a quality or feeling).
• Ooze: To flow or leak out slowly; (figuratively) to exhibit a quality freely.
• Secrete: (In biological contexts) To produce and discharge a substance.

Antonyms

• Absorb: To take in or soak up.
• Conceal: To keep from being seen or known; to hide.
• Contain: To hold or keep within limits; to prevent from escaping.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Exude charm/confidence: A common collocation meaning to display an abundance of that quality naturally and effortlessly.
  • Despite the pressure, the speaker exuded charm throughout the interview.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make apparent by one's mood or behavior
   • She exudes great confidence
2. release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
   • exude sweat through the pores

Từ đồng nghĩa

• exudate
• transude
• ooze out
• ooze