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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel;

2. become active and spew forth lava and rocks;
- Example: "Vesuvius erupts once in a while"
[syn: erupt, belch, extravasate]

3. geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extravasate \Ex*trav"a*sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extravasated; p. pr. & vb. n. Extravasating.] [Pref. extra- + L. vas vessel: cf. F. extravaser. See Vase.] To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extravasate \Ex*trav"a*sate\, v. i. [See Extravasate, v. t.] (Physiol.) To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel, such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

extravasate v 1: force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel 2: become active and spew forth lava and rocks; "Vesuvius erupts once in a while" [syn: erupt, belch, extravasate] 3: geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth