What is the Latin word for ooze?

The usual Latin words for “ooze” are exeō, ēmānō, stīllō; also dēstīllō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“ooze” in Latin

exeōto exit, depart, go forth, come forth; to avoid, evade; to escape ēmānōto flow out; arise or emanate (from); to become known stīllōto drip, drop, trickle; to distil dēstīllōto drip or trickle down; to distil

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

ooze v.

exire: emanare (to flow or well forth; sub platano umbrifera, fons unde emanat aquai, Cic., from Hom., Divin., 2, 30: also, figuratively, to be circulated abroad, in vulgus exire atque emanare): stillare (ex or de re) or lente stillare (e.g., unde lente stillet aqua, Varr., R.R., 1, 41, 2): destillare (ab or de re; e.g., lentum virus ab inguine, Verg.; humor de capite): water oozes out of the rocks, saxa sudant humore et guttis manantibus stillant (Lucr., 6, 944).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for ooze?: The usual Latin words for “ooze” are exeō, ēmānō, stīllō; also dēstīllō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.