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exudate

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛksjʊdət/
  • /ˈɛɡzjʊdət/
  • /ˈɛksjʊdeɪt/
  • /ˈɛɡzjʊdeɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To exude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a substance that oozes out from plant pores

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exudation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: discharge, emission

Narrower terms: gum, latex

4

verb

Meaning 4

release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • exude sweat through the pores

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exude, transude, ooze out, ooze

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass

Narrower terms: distill, distil, reek, fume, transpire, extravasate, stream, gum, secrete, release, froth

History

Etymology

From exude + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Back-formation from exudation, on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tulehdusneste — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere
  • Finnish: eksudaatti — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere
  • French: exsudat — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere
  • Indonesian: eksudat — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere
  • Māori: paheke — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere
  • Polish: wysięk — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere
  • Russian: экссуда́т (ekssudát) — a fluid that has exuded from somewhere