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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ef•fuse (v. i fyo̅o̅z′;adj. i fyo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation v., -fused, -fus•ing, adj. v.t. - to pour out or forth;
shed; disseminate:The town effuses warmth and hospitality. v.i. - to exude;
flow out. - Physics(of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice.
adj. - scattered;
profuse. - Botanyspread out loosely.
- Invertebrates(of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove.
- Latin effūs(us) (past participle of effundere) poured out, equivalent. to ef- ef- + fūsus poured (see fuse2)
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: effuse vb /ɪˈfjuːz/- to pour or flow out
- to spread out; diffuse
adj /ɪˈfjuːs/- (esp of an inflorescence) spreading out loosely
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin effūsus poured out, from effundere to shed, from fundere to pour |