sudation

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /suˈdeɪʃən/ UK /sjuːˈdeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the process of sweating; perspiration

The sauna induces profuse sudation as a means of detoxification.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of sweating;... sweating perspiration diaphoresistranspiration

Word family

Related forms sudatorysudorific exude sweat

Etymology

From Latin sūdātiō ('a sweating'), from sūdāre ('to sweat'), from sūdor ('sweat'), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- ('to sweat').

sūdātiō Latin sūdāre Latin *swoyd- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# sudation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /suˈdeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /sjuːˈdeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the process of sweating; perspiration

## Examples
- The sauna induces profuse sudation as a means of detoxification.

## Synonyms
- sweating
- perspiration
- diaphoresis
- transpiration

## Related Forms
- sudatory
- sudorific
- exude
- sweat

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sūdātiō
- Root: sūdāre
- Root: *swoyd-

## Etymology
From Latin sūdātiō ('a sweating'), from sūdāre ('to sweat'), from sūdor ('sweat'), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- ('to sweat').

## AI Etymology
Sudation is from Latin sūdātiō ('a sweating'), from sūdāre ('to sweat'), from sūdor ('sweat'), from Proto-Indo-European *swoyd- ('to sweat'). Important recorded forms include sūdātiō (Latin), sūdāre (Latin), and *swoyd- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the process of sweating; perspiration. The wider family includes related words such as sudatory, sudorific, exude, and sweat.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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