effulge

E1F4F4U1L1G2E1
/ɪˈfʌld͡ʒ/

verb

to radiate, shine or beam

OriginLatin effulgere →
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Meanings

verbeffulge (third-person singular simple present effulges, present participle effulging, simple past and past participle effulged)

present singular third person effulges · participle present effulging · participle past effulged · past effulged

  1. to radiate, shine or beam

    His eyes effulging a peculiar fire.

    1729, James Thomson, Britannia

Origin

  1. Latineffulgere“to shine forth”
  2. Englisheffulge

From Latin effulgere (“to shine forth”). By surface analysis, ef- + Latin fulge(re).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with effulge

indulgebulgedivulgenullge
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Cite this entry
APA

effulge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effulge

MLA

“effulge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effulge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effulge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effulge.

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