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EXTRAVASATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "extravasate" is one way to...):

exudate; exude; ooze; ooze out; transude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

extravasation ((of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become active and spew forth lava and rocks

Example:

Vesuvius erupts once in a while

Synonyms:

belch; erupt; extravasate

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "extravasate" is one way to...):

burst; explode (burst outward, usually with noise)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

extravasation ((of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "extravasate" is one way to...):

eject; force out; squeeze out; squirt (cause to come out in a squirt)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

extravasation (the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine)

extravasation (an extravasated liquid (blood or lymph or urine); the product of extravasation)

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