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   effuse

   /ɪˈfjuːz/

   verb

   • 1. give off (a liquid, light, smell, or quality): "the gardens effuse spacious elegance"
   • 2. talk in an unrestrained, excited manner: "this was the type of material that they effused about"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere ‘pour out’, from ex- ‘out’ + fundere ‘pour’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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