Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to squander.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. He was profuse in his praise of his teacher.

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  2. Maite halted the profuse hemorrhage by pressing down on the wound with both hands.

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  3. She was profuse in praises.

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Origin

From Latin profusus.

From Latin profusus.

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Forms

profuses, profusing, profused, profused
Base formprofuse · to profuse
3rd person singularprofuses
Present participleprofusing
Past simpleprofused
Past participleprofused

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprofuse
he, she, itprofuses

Past simpleLesson

all personsprofused

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave profused
he, she, ithas profused

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill profuse

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
profoundC1profoundlyC1profuselyprofusionprogenitorprogesterone
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