effuse
/ɪˈfjuːz
/verb
1 [with object] Give off (a liquid, light, smell, or quality): the gardens effuse spacious elegance...
- Another was more understated and had no caretakers but effused solemn peace in and of itself.
- She effuses sexiness as his love interest in both movies.
- Then I meet Suzanne Leff, who effuses kindness.
2 [no object] Talk in an unrestrained, excited manner: this was the type of material that they effused about...
- The latter introduced himself by effusing: ‘I think you're a genius.’
- Smith effuses about her wonderful experience.
- Asked what she likes best about her work, she effuses, ‘I just love being on stage.’
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere 'pour out', from ex- 'out' + fundere 'pour'.
Rhymes
- disquietingly
- disquietude
- disquisition
- disquisitional
- Disraeli, Benjamin
- disrate
- disregard
- disregardful
- disrelish
- disremember
- disrepair
- disreputable
- disreputableness
- disreputably
- disrepute
- disrespect
- disrespectful
- disrespectfully
- disrobe
- disrupt
- disrupter
- disruption
- disruptive
- disruptively
- disruptiveness