effuse

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Synonyms: affuse, effume

Antonyms: affuse, effume

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Poured out freely; [[profuse]].
2. Disposed to pour out freely; [[prodigal]].
3. {{lb|en|botany}} Spreading loosely, especially on one side.
4. {{lb|en|zoology}} Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.

Verb

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

Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[effusion]]; [[loss]]

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