v. [ad. L. ex(s)ūd-āre, f. ex- out + sūdāre to sweat.]
1. intr. To ooze out like sweat; to pass off in bead-like drops through the pores, an incision, or orifice.
1574. Newton, Health Mag., 8. The matter, which did exude and come out … from the skin.
1731. Arbuthnot, Aliments, v. (1735), 145. The green Leaves of Tea contain a narcotick Juice, which exudes by Roasting.
1774. Pennant, Tour Scot. in 1772, 302. A yellow stalagmitic matter has exuded.
1849. Murchison, Siluria, xii. 305. Stone-oil which exudes from the crust of the earth.
1882. Vines, Sachs’ Bot., 532. Gum, which exudes from incisions in thick viscid drops.
¶ b. Occas. misused for: To escape as vapor; ? to overflow slowly.
1837. Disraeli, Venetia, I. xiv. (1871), 69. A savoury steam exuded from the flesh-pot.
1853. Kane, Grinnell Exp., xxxvii. (1856), 344. The crushed fragments exuding and falling over, and rolling down toward the level ice.
2. trans. To sweat out or give off like sweat; to discharge through the pores or an incision.
17[?]. in Johnson.
1822. Imison, Sc. & Art, II. 345. It … is like milk when exuded from the tree.
1830. J. G. Strutt, Sylva Brit., 97. The Poplar … exudes the moisture which it imbibes.
1869. trans. Pouchet’s Universe (1870), 136. The bee exudes the softening wax from one region of its body.
absol. 1881. Blackmore, Christowell (1882), I. iii. 30. The cool bowl [of a pipe] shines without exuding.
fig. 1874. Lisle Carr, Jud. Gwynne, I. i. 33. The stolid farmer fairly exuded pleasure at every pore.
1882. B. Harte, Flip, ii. He moved onward silently exuding admiration.
Hence Exuded ppl. a. Exuding vbl. sb. and ppl. a.
1849. Claridge, Cold Water Cure, 97. The exuding of this ointment lasted about eight days.
1875. B. W. Richardson, Dis. Mod. Life, 16. The exuded fluid is … a product of the blood.
1882. Vines, Sachs’ Bot., 513. The pollen-grains … are retained by an exuding drop of fluid.
