ef•fuse
Pronunciation: (v.i-fyz'adj.i-fys'), [key]
— v., adj. -fused, -fus•ing,
—v.t.
- to pour out or forth; shed; disseminate: The town effuses warmth and hospitality.
—v.i.
- to exude; flow out.
- (of a gas) to flow through a very small orifice.
—adj.
- scattered; profuse.
- spread out loosely.
- (of certain shells) having the lips separated by a gap or groove.
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