English Explanatory Dictionary

effuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Poured out freely; profuse.
  2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
  3. Spreading loosely, especially on one side.
  4. Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.
verb
  1. To emit; to give off.
  2. To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something.
  3. To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
  4. To leak out through a small hole.
noun
  1. effusion; loss

Pronunciation

/ɪˈfjuːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-effuse (adjective).wav /ɪˈfjuːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-effuse (verb).wav

Word forms

effuse more effuse most effuse effuses effusing effused

Etymology

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

Derived words

effusely effuser uneffused
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