Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb effuse

3 senses of effuse

Sense 1
effuse, pour out -- (pour out; "effused brine")
       => pour -- (cause to run; "pour water over the floor")

Sense 2
flow out, effuse -- (flow or spill forth)
       => emanate -- (proceed or issue forth, as from a source; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground")

Sense 3
effuse -- (give out or emit (also metaphorically); "The room effuses happiness")
       => emit, give out, give off -- (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits")