transude

American

[tran-sood] / trænˈsud /

verb (used without object)

transuded, transuding

to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.

transude British

/ ˌtrænsjʊˈdeɪʃən, trænˈsjuːd /

verb

(of a fluid) to ooze or pass through interstices, pores, or small holes

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Etymology

Origin of transude

1655–65; < New Latin trānsūdāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + sūdāre to sweat

Example Sentences

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The sun shone on his dilapidated garments and on his purple skin; it was almost black and seemed to transude blood.

From Over Strand and Field by Flaubert, Gustave

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