Etymology

effuse

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Today it means: Poured out freely; profuse. Full definition →

Middle French effuser ← Latin effusus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromeffusus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromeffuser
  3. English todayeffuse

Borrowed from Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere (“to pour out”).

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