单词 | effuse |
释义 | effuse[ verb ih-fyooz; adjective ih-fyoos ] / verb ɪˈfyuz; adjective ɪˈfyus / SEE SYNONYMS FOR effuse ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ef·fused, ef·fus·ing.to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate: The town effuses warmth and hospitality. verb (used without object), ef·fused, ef·fus·ing.to exude; flow out. Physics. (of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice. adjectivescattered; profuse. Botany. spread out loosely. (of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove. Origin of effuse1350–1400; Middle English <Latin effūs(us) (past participle of effundere) poured out, equivalent to ef-ef- + fūsus poured (see fuse2) OTHER WORDS FROM effuseun·ef·fused, adjectiveun·ef·fus·ing, adjectiveWords nearby effuseeffort syndrome, effraction, effrontery, effulgence, effulgent, effuse, effusiometer, effusion, effusive, Effy, Efik Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for effuse
British Dictionary definitions for effuseeffuse verb (ɪˈfjuːz)to pour or flow out to spread out; diffuse (intr) to talk profusely, esp in an excited manner to cause (a gas) to flow or (of a gas) to flow under pressure adjective (ɪˈfjuːs)botany (esp of an inflorescence) spreading out loosely Word Origin for effuseC16: from Latin effūsus poured out, from effundere to shed, from fundere to pour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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