effuse

[ verb ih-fyooz; adjective ih-fyoos ]
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verb (used with object),ef·fused, ef·fus·ing.
  1. to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate: The town effuses warmth and hospitality.

verb (used without object),ef·fused, ef·fus·ing.
  1. to exude; flow out.

  2. Physics. (of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice.

adjective
  1. scattered; profuse.

  2. Botany. spread out loosely.

  1. (of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove.

Origin of effuse

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin effūs(us) (past participle of effundere) poured out, equivalent to ef-ef- + fūsus poured (see fuse2)

Other words from effuse

  • un·ef·fused, adjective
  • un·ef·fus·ing, adjective

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How to use effuse in a sentence

  • Lameness increases, serous fluid is effused between the horn and sensitive part, or even hæmorrhage may take place.'

    Diseases of the Horse's Foot | Harry Caulton Reeks

British Dictionary definitions for effuse

effuse

verb(ɪˈfjuːz)
  1. to pour or flow out

  2. to spread out; diffuse

  1. (intr) to talk profusely, esp in an excited manner

  2. to cause (a gas) to flow or (of a gas) to flow under pressure

adjective(ɪˈfjuːs)
  1. botany (esp of an inflorescence) spreading out loosely

Origin of effuse

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C16: from Latin effūsus poured out, from effundere to shed, from fundere to pour

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