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