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Effuse

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Verb

1. effuse, pour out

pour out

Example Sentences:
'effused brine'

2. effuse, flow out

flow or spill forth

3. effuse

give out or emit (also metaphorically)

Example Sentences:
'The room effuses happiness'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Effuse

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verb (ɪˈfjuːz )
1. 
to pour or flow out
2. 
to spread out; diffuse
3. (intransitive)
to talk profusely, esp in an excited manner
4. 
to cause (a gas) to flow or (of a gas) to flow under pressure
adjective (ɪˈfjuːs )
5. botany
(esp of an inflorescence) spreading out loosely

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Effuse

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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: efˈfused or efˈfusing
1. 
to pour out or forth
2. 
to spread out; diffuse; radiate
adjective
3.  Obsolete
poured or spread out freely
4.  Botany
spread out loosely and flat, without form
said esp. of inflorescences

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Effuse

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adj.
Biology
Spreading out loosely: an effuse thallus.
v. (ĭ-fyz) ef·fused, ef·fus·ing, ef·fus·es
v.tr.
1. To pour out (a liquid).
2. To radiate; diffuse.
v.intr.
1. To spread or flow out.
2. To ooze forth; exude.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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