Definition of effuse

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ef·fuse    (-fys) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
Botany

Spreading out loosely.

VERB:
ef·fused , ef·fus·ing , ef·fus·es (-fyz)
VERB:
tr.

1. To pour out (a liquid).
2. To radiate; diffuse.

VERB:
intr.

1. To spread or flow out.
2. To ooze forth; exude.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin effsus, past participle of effundere, to pour out : ex-, ex- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots

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