EFFUSE

effuse

(verb) give out or emit (also metaphorically); “The room effuses happiness”

effuse, pour out

(verb) pour out; “effused brine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

effuse (comparative more effuse, superlative most effuse)

Poured out freely; profuse.

Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.

(botany) Spreading loosely, especially on one side.

(zoology) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.

Verb

effuse (third-person singular simple present effuses, present participle effusing, simple past and past participle effused)

(transitive) to emit; to give off

(figuratively) to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something

(intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.

(intransitive) to leak out through a small hole

Noun

effuse

(obsolete) effusion; loss

Source: Wiktionary


Ef*fuse", a. Etym: [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.] So should our joy be very effuse. Barrow.

2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon.

4. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading;

– said of certain shells.

Ef*fuse", n.

Definition: Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." Shak.

Ef*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effused; p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing.]

Definition: To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] With gushing blood effused. Milton.

Ef*fuse", v. i.

Definition: To emanate; to issue. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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