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VERB (3)

1. pour out;
- Example: "effused brine"
[syn: effuse, pour out]

2. flow or spill forth;
[syn: flow out, effuse]

3. give out or emit (also metaphorically);
- Example: "The room effuses happiness"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, a. [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.] 1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So should our joy be very effuse. --Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] --Young. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. --Loudon. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, n. Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effused; p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing.] To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] [1913 Webster] With gushing blood effused. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. i. To emanate; to issue. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

effuse v 1: pour out; "effused brine" [syn: effuse, pour out] 2: flow or spill forth [syn: flow out, effuse] 3: give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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