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effuse Definition

ef·fuse (e fyo̵̅o̅z, i-; for adj., --fyo̵̅o̅s)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·fused, -·fus·ing

  1. to pour out or forth
  2. to spread out; diffuse; radiate

Etymology: < L effusus, pp. of effundere, to pour forth < ex-, out + fundere, to pour: see found

adjective

  1. Obsolete poured or spread out freely
  2. Bot. spread out loosely and flat, without form: said esp. of inflorescences

effuse Usage Examples

Object

  • light: Kürten effuses light throughout with the omni-present speckles of pointillism, replicating a tree, cloudy sky and stucco.

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