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effuse verb [ ɪˈfjuːz ]

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


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