effuse

American  

[ih-fyooz, ih-fyoos] / ɪˈfyuz, ɪˈfyus /

verb (used with object)

effused, effusing

1. to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate.

   The town effuses warmth and hospitality.

---

verb (used without object)

effused, effusing

1. to exude; flow out.

2. Physics. (of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice.

adjective

1. scattered; profuse.

2. Botany. spread out loosely.

3. (of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove.

effuse British  

verb

1. to pour or flow out

2. to spread out; diffuse

3. (intr) to talk profusely, esp in an excited manner

4. to cause (a gas) to flow or (of a gas) to flow under pressure

---

adjective

1. botany (esp of an inflorescence) spreading out loosely

Other Word Forms

• uneffused adjective
• uneffusing adjective

Etymology

Origin of effuse

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin effūs ( us ) (past participle of effundere ) poured out, equivalent to ef- ef- + fūsus poured ( fuse ² )

Example Sentences

Andrew Schulz effuses on a recent Club Shay Shay episode.

From Salon

“He may be the perfect human being,” effused one anonymous fan.

From Los Angeles Times

“My grandfather went on this one time,” Rachel Bloom effused on a recent afternoon.

From New York Times

“I love you more than words can ever say, And I will always be there for you,” Bard effused.

From Washington Times

Paul Thomas Anderson, whom Jr. says, "Is the son my dad wishes he had," is seen effusing about Sr. in various clips, and accompanies his hero on a train ride.

From Salon