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Definitions for Effuse

[1] to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate: The town effuses warmth and hospitality.
[2] to exude; flow out.
[3] Physics . (of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice.
[4] scattered; profuse.
[5] Botany . spread out loosely.
[6] (of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove.
[7] to pour or flow out
[8] to spread out; diffuse
[9] (intr) to talk profusely, esp in an excited manner
[10] to cause (a gas) to flow or (of a gas) to flow under pressure
[11] botany (esp of an inflorescence) spreading out loosely

Words related to Effuse

dispense, decant, pour, emit, emanate, radiate, discharge, diffuse, gush

Words nearby Effuse

effortless, effraction, effrontery, effulgence, effulgent, effuse, effusiometer, effusion, effusive, effy, efik

Origin of Effuse

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin effūs(us ) (past participle of effundere ) poured out, equivalent to ef- ef- + fūsus poured (see fuse2)

Other words from Effuse

un·ef·fused , adjective
un·ef·fus·ing , adjective

Word origin for Effuse

C16: from Latin effūsus poured out, from effundere to shed, from fundere to pour

Synonyms for Effuse

decant, diffuse, discharge, dispense, emanate, emit, gush, pour, radiate, flow out, give out, pour out, spread out