Effuse

[i'fju:z]

Definition

(verb.) give out or emit (also metaphorically); 'The room effuses happiness'.

(verb.) pour out; 'effused brine'.

Typed by Edmund--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Poured out freely; profuse.

(a.) Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.

(a.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence.

(a.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.

(n.) Effusion; loss.

(v. t.) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.

(v. i.) To emanate; to issue.

Typed by Aileen

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Shed, spill, pour out.

Checker: Sophia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Copious, effluent, abundant

ANT:Try, scanty, sparing, {[jejune]?}

Checker: Lorenzo

Definition

v.t. to pour out: to pour forth as words: to shed.—n. effusion loss.—adj. loosely spreading not compact expanded.—n. Effū′sion act of pouring out: that which is poured out or forth: quality of being effusive.—adj. Effū′sive pouring forth abundantly: gushing: expressing emotion in a pronounced manner.—adv. Effū′sively.—n. Effū′siveness.

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