effuse

¹ef·fuse

verb \i-ˈfyüz, e-\

ef·fusedef·fus·ing

Definition of EFFUSE

transitive verb

: to pour out (a liquid)

intransitive verb

1

: to flow out : emanate

2

: to make a great or excessive display of enthusiasm <they effused about his accomplishments>

Examples of EFFUSE

1. <pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator>

Origin of EFFUSE

Latin effusus, past participle of effundere, from ex- + fundere to pour — more at found

First Known Use: 1526

Related to EFFUSE

Synonyms

drool, gush, enthuse, fuss, rave, rhapsodize, slobber

Related Words

dote (on), fawn; emote

Rhymes with EFFUSE

abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse

²ef·fuse

adjective \-ˈfyüs\

Definition of EFFUSE

: diffuse; specifically : spread out flat without definite form <effuse lichens>

First Known Use of EFFUSE

circa 1530

Rhymes with EFFUSE

Aarhus, abstruse, abuse, adduce, Atreus, blue spruce, burnoose, caboose, Cayuse, Cepheus, ceruse, charmeuse, chartreuse, Chartreuse, conduce, couscous, cut loose, deduce, diffuse, disuse, educe, excuse, fair use, footloose, hang loose, induce, Lanús, misuse, mongoose, Morpheus, negus, obtuse, Orpheus, papoose, Peleus, Perseus, prepuce, produce, profuse, Proteus, Purus, recluse, red spruce, reduce, refuse, retuse, reuse, Sanctus, seduce, slip noose, snow goose, Tereus, Theseus, traduce, transduce, turn loose, unloose, vamoose

ef·fuse

adjective \i-ˈfyüs, e-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of EFFUSE

: spread out flat without definite form <an effuse colony of bacteria>