[ef.fuse] vb ef.fused ; ef.fus.ing [L effusus, pp. of effundere, fr. ex- + fundere to pour--more at found] vt (1526): to pour out (a liquid) ~ vi: to flow out: emanate
[2]ef.fuse adj (ca. 1530): diffuse; specif: spread out flat without definite form "~ lichens"