Effuse /(?)/

Ef·fuse

Effuse

a.
  1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.]
    So should our joy be very effuse.
  2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.]
  3. Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. (Bot.)
  4. Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells. (Zoöl.)

Effuse

n.
  1. Effusion; loss.

Effuse

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Effused; p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing

  1. To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.]
    With gushing blood effused.

Effuse

v. i.
  1. To emanate; to issue.