effused

Variant of effuse

effuse definition

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb effused -·fused′, effusing -·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

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