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effume

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ef-fume
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To breathe or puff out.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "I can make this dog take as many whiffes as I liſt, and he ſhall retaine or efume them at my pleaſure."

Etymology

From Latin effumare (“to emit smoke”), from ex + fumare (“to smoke”), from fumus (“smoke”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

effumes (present, singular) effuming (participle, present) effumed (participle, past) effumed (past)

Derived Forms

effumability

Questions

What does effume mean?
To breathe or puff out.
Where does effume come from?
From Latin effumare (“to emit smoke”), from ex + fumare (“to smoke”), from fumus (“smoke”).

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