Definition of effuse

• a. - Poured out freely; profuse.
• a. - Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
• a. - Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence.
• a. - Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.
• n. - Effusion; loss.
• v. t. - To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
• v. i. - To emanate; to issue.