Effuse

//ɪˈfjuːs// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    effusion; loss obsolete

    "Much effuse of blood."

Verb
  1. 1
    To emit; to give off. transitive
  2. 2
    give out or emit (also metaphorically) wordnet
  3. 3
    To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something. figuratively
  4. 4
    flow or spill forth wordnet
  5. 5
    To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. intransitive

    "With gushing blood effused."

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  1. 6
    pour out liberally wordnet
  2. 7
    To leak out through a small hole. intransitive
Adjective
  1. 1
    Poured out freely; profuse.

    "So should our joy be very effuse."

  2. 2
    Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.

    "No wanton waste amid effuse expence"

  3. 3
    Spreading loosely, especially on one side.

    "an effuse inflorescence"

  4. 4
    Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.

Synonyms

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aboundingabundantaffluentall-sufficingampleaplenty

Example

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"So should our joy be very effuse."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”).

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give off

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