Effuse
/ɪˈfjuːz/noun
To pour out or to spread out; to emit fluid or substance.
Did you know?In alchemical texts, the act of effusion often symbolized the release of spiritual essence, connecting the material and ethereal realms.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeu̯-
“to pour, to flow, to bubble up”
Latin
Latin
effundere
“to pour out; to spill forth”
Old French
Old French
effuser
“to pour out or spill out”
14th Century
Middle English
effusen
“to pour out, to spread about”
Modern English
English
effuse
“to emit or spread out fluid or substance”