What does effuse mean?

Definitions for effuse
ɪˈfyuz; ɪˈfyusef·fuse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. effuse, pour outverb

    pour out

    "effused brine"

  2. flow out, effuseverb

    flow or spill forth

  3. effuseverb

    give out or emit (also metaphorically)

    "The room effuses happiness"

Wiktionary

  1. effuseverb

    to emit; to give off

  2. effuseverb

    to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something

  3. effuseverb

    to leak out through a small hole

  4. effuseadjective

    spread out

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Effusenoun

    Waste; effusion.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    The air hath got into my deadly wounds,
    And much effuse of blood doth make me faint. William Shakespeare, H. VI.

  2. To EFFUSEverb

    To pour out; to spill; to shed.

    Etymology: effusus, Latin.

    He fell, and, deadly pale,
    Groan’d out his soul, with gushing blood effus’d. John Milton.

    At last emerging from his nostrils wide,
    And gushing mouth, effus’d the briny tide. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

ChatGPT

  1. effuse

    Effuse is a verb that generally means to express feelings or emotions in a way that is noticeable, uncontrolled, and unrestrained. It can also refer to a gas or radiation escaping or being discharged through a small hole in a container. In scientific context, effuse often refers to the process of particles moving from a container through a small hole.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Effuseadjective

    poured out freely; profuse

  2. Effuseadjective

    disposed to pour out freely; prodigal

  3. Effuseadjective

    spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence

  4. Effuseadjective

    having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells

  5. Effusenoun

    effusion; loss

  6. Effuseverb

    to pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed

  7. Effuseverb

    to emanate; to issue

  8. Etymology: [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Effuse

    ef-fūz′, 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. [L. effundĕre, effusumex, out, fundĕre, to pour.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of effuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of effuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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