effuse

Meaning

Adj

1. Poured out freely; profuse.
2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
3. Spreading loosely, especially on one side.
4. Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.

Verb

1. (transitive) To emit; to give off.
2. (figuratively) To gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something.
3. (intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
4. (intransitive) To leak out through a small hole.

Noun

effusion; loss

Synonyms

pour out

flow out

pour

spill

overflowing

scatter

shed

diffuse

exude

jet

drip

effluence

effluent

efflux

emanate

empty out

escape

expand

extend

flow

give forth

gush

instill

issue

launch

leak

leak out

ooze

outflow

outgoing

outpour

outpouring

patulous

propagate

roll

run

rush in

spill the beans

splay

spout

spread

spreading

spurt

stream

stretch

stretch out

tap

white out

trickle

unfold

Translations

écouler

rijandin

uitgieten

despedir

brotar

uitstorten

ausgießen

εκχύνω

emetre

córrer

τρέχω

εκχέω

breitästig

couler

weitverzweigt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈfjuːs/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”).