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   effervesce

   /ˌɛfəˈvɛs/

   verb

   • 1. (of a liquid) give off bubbles: "the waves seemed to effervesce as they swept by"
   • 2. be vivacious and enthusiastic: "managers are supposed to effervesce with praise and encouragement" Similar sparklebe vivaciousbe livelybe animatedbe ebullientbe exuberantbe bubblybe effervescentbe sparklingbe wittybe brilliantbe enthusiasticbe full of life

   Word Origin early 18th century: from Latin effervescere, from ex- ‘out, up’ + fervescere ‘begin to boil’ (from fervere ‘be hot, boil’).

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