extravasate

Other forms: extravasated

Definitions of extravasate
  1. verb
    force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
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    type of:
    eject, force out, squeeze out, squirt
    cause to come out in a squirt
  2. verb
    become active and spew forth lava and rocks
    synonyms: belch, erupt
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    type of:
    burst, explode
    burst outward, usually with noise
  3. verb
    geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
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    type of:
    exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, transude
    release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
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