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Entry 7 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Effuse

· Ef·fuse · IPA /ɪˈfjuːs/
01 a. Poured out freely; profuse.
  1. 1.
    Poured out freely; profuse.[Obs.]
    “So should our joy be very effuse.” Barrow.
  2. 2.
    Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.[Obs.]
  3. 3.
    Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence.(Bot.)
  4. 4.
    Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.(Zoöl.)
02 n. Effusion; loss.
  1. 1.
    Effusion; loss.
03 v. t. To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
imp. & p. p. Effused; p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing
  1. 1.
    To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.[R.]
    “With gushing blood effused.” Milton.
04 v. i. To emanate; to issue.
  1. 1.
    To emanate; to issue.