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Webster 1913 Edition

Effuse

Ef-fuse′

,
Adj.
[L.
effusus
, p. p. of
effundere
to pour out;
ex
+
fundere
to pour. See
Fuse
to melt.]
1.
Poured out freely; profuse.
[Obs.]
So should our joy be very
effuse
.
Barrow.
2.
Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal.
[Obs.]
Young.
3.
(Bot.)
Spreading loosely, especially on one side;
as, an
effuse
inflorescence
.
Loudon.
4.
(Zoöl.)
Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; – said of certain shells.

Ef-fuse′

,
Noun.
Effusion; loss.
“Much effuse of blood.”
Shak.

Ef-fuse′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Effused
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Effusing
.]
To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed.
[R.]
With gushing blood
effused
.
Milton.

Ef-fuse′

,
Verb.
I.
To emanate; to issue.
Thomson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Effuse

EFFU'SE

,
Verb.
T.
effu'ze. [L. effusus, from effundo; ex and fundo, to pour.] To pour out as a fluid; so spill; to shed.
With gushing blood effused.

EFFU'SE

,
Adj.
Dissipated; profuse. [Not in used.]

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