Effuse

Origin

From Middle French effuser, from Latin effusus, past participle of effundere ("to pour out").

Full definition of effuse

Adjective

1. Poured out freely; profuse.
• BarrowSo should our joy be very effuse.
2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
3. (botany) Spreading loosely, especially on one side.an effuse inflorescence
4. (zoology) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading, as in certain shells.

Verb

1. (transitive) to emit; to give off
2. (figuratively) to gush; to be excitedly talkative and enthusiastic about something
3. (intransitive) To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
• MiltonWith gushing blood effused.
4. (intransitive) to leak out through a small hole

Derived terms

• effuser

Noun