effuse

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. Poured out freely; profuse.

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.

noun

1. (obsolete) effusion; loss

verb

1. pour out

- effused brine

Definition categories: motion, pour

2. flow or spill forth

Definition categories: change, emanate

3. give out or emit (also metaphorically)

- The room effuses happiness

Definition categories: change, emit