effuse
effuse definition
ef·fuse (e fyo̵̅o̅z′, i-; for adj., -fyo̵̅o̅s′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb effused -·fused′, effusing -·fus′·ing
- to pour out or forth
- to spread out; diffuse; radiate
Etymology: < L effusus, pp. of effundere, to pour forth < ex-, out + fundere, to pour: see found
adjective
- Obsolete poured or spread out freely
- Bot. spread out loosely and flat, without form: said esp. of inflorescences
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