Effervesce

//ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz. intransitive

    "After some remonstrances, she takes up a champagne bottle, but is frightened by the sudden explosion of the cork, and drops it upon the floor. There the untasted liquor effervesces."

  2. 2
    become bubbly or frothy or foaming wordnet
  3. 3
    To escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles. intransitive
  4. 4
    To show high spirits. figuratively, intransitive

Synonyms

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assibilatebe enthusiasticblubberboilboil overbubble

Example

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"After some remonstrances, she takes up a champagne bottle, but is frightened by the sudden explosion of the cork, and drops it upon the floor. There the untasted liquor effervesces."

Etymology

From Latin effervescere (“to boil up”).

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high spirits

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