Verb: extravasate ik'stra-vu,seyt
- Force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
"The impact caused the blood to extravasate into the surrounding tissue"
- Cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth
"The volcano extravasated lava during the eruption"
- Become active and spew forth lava and rocks
"Vesuvius extravasates once in a while";
- erupt, belch
Derived forms: extravasated, extravasates, extravasating
Type of: burst, explode, exudate, exude, ooze, ooze out, squirt, transude
Encyclopedia: Extravasate