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effuse.

Poured out freely; profuse.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪˈfjuːs/
  1. Poured out freely; profuse.

  2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.

  3. Spreading loosely, especially on one side.

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

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɪˈfjuːz/
  1. To emit; to give off.

    transitive
  2. To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something.

    figuratively
  3. To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.

    intransitive
  4. To leak out through a small hole.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. effusion; loss

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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