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effuse

/ɪˈfjuːs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
ef-fuse
IPA
/ɪˈfjuːs/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Poured out freely; profuse.

adj

Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.

adj

Spreading loosely, especially on one side.

adj

Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.

verb

To emit; to give off.

Transitive verb

verb

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

verb

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

Intransitive verb

verb

To leak out through a small hole.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more effuse (comparative) most effuse (superlative) effuses (present, singular) effusing (participle, present) effused (participle, past) effused (past)

Derived Forms

effusely effuser uneffused

Synonyms

flow out pour out

Rhymes With

use time-use jesus produce reduce ill-use abuse excuse loose introduce juice bruce

Questions

How do you pronounce effuse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈfjuːs/.
What does effuse mean?
Poured out freely; profuse.
Where does effuse come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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