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Effuse

Effuse \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.

Effuse

Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, n. Effusion; loss. ``Much effuse of blood.''
--Shak.

Effuse

Effuse \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.

Effuse

Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. i. To emanate; to issue.
--Thomson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
effuse

"to pour out, spill," late 14c., from Middle French effuser or directly from Latin effusus "poured out," past participle of effundere "to pour forth" (see effusion). Related: Effused; effusing. Not to be confused with eff youse.

effuse

1520s, from Latin past participle adjective effusus "poured out," also "extensive, vast, broad, wide" (see effuse (v.)).

Wiktionary
effuse

  1. 1 Poured out freely; profuse. 2 Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. 3 (context botany English) Spreading loosely, especially on one side. 4 (context zoology English) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells. n. (context obsolete English) effusion; loss v

  2. 1 (context transitive English) to emit; to give off 2 (context figuratively English) to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something 3 (context intransitive English) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. 4 (context intransitive English) to leak out through a small hole

WordNet
effuse

  1. v. pour out; "effused brine" [syn: pour out]

  2. flow or spill forth [syn: flow out]

  3. give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"

Usage examples of "effuse".

The severe pains and livid patches were frequently associated with swellings in various parts, and especially in the lower extremities, accompanied with stiffness and contractions of the knee joints and ankles, and often with a brawny feel of the parts, as if lymph had been effused between the integuments and apeneuroses, preventing the motion of the skin over the swollen parts.

The head pharmacien of the Hotel Dieu, in his analysis of the fluid effused in puerperal peritonitis, says that practitioners are convinced of its deleterious qualities, and that it is very dangerous to apply it to the denuded skin.

Rising, she walked toward the crowd and waited patiently as person after person shook the actor's hand and effused about the show.

He gave it with some relief, and effused thanks as he accepted the reward which Doc Savage paid him.