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effuse
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[ɪˈfjuːz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- give off (a liquid, light, smell, or quality)
(e.g: the gardens effuse spacious elegance)
- talk in an unrestrained, excited manner
(e.g: this was the type of material that they effused about)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere ‘pour out’, from ex- ‘out’ + fundere ‘pour’
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