Effused vs Affused - What's the difference?
effused | affused |
(effuse)
Poured out freely; profuse.
* Barrow
Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
(botany) Spreading loosely, especially on one side.
(zoology) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.
to emit; to give off
(figuratively) to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something
To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
* Milton
to leak out through a small hole
(obsolete) effusion; loss
* Shakespeare
(affuse)
To pour out or upon.
* Boyle
As verbs the difference between effused and affused
is that effused is (effuse) while affused is (affuse).effused
English
Verb
(head)effuse
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- So should our joy be very effuse .
- (Young)
- an effuse inflorescence
Verb
(effus)- With gushing blood effused .
Derived terms
* effuserNoun
- Much effuse of blood.
affused
English
Verb
(head)affuse
English
Verb
(affus)- I first affused water upon the compressed beans.