Meaning of EFFUSE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]i'fyoos, [v]i'fyooz
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- [v] give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"
- [v] flow forth, as of water
- [v] pour out, of liquids
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| | Synonyms: | | flow out, pour out |
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| | See Also: | | emanate, emit, give off, give out, pour | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ef*fuse"\, a. [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.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an
effuse inflorescence. --Loudon.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture
abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.
\Ef*fuse"\, n.
Effusion; loss. ``Much effuse of blood.'' --Shak.
\Ef*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effused}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Effusing}.]
To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to
shed. [R.]
With gushing blood effused. --Milton.
\Ef*fuse"\, v. i.
To emanate; to issue. --Thomson.
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