EFFUSING

Verb

effusing

present participle of effuse

Source: Wiktionary


EFFUSE

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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