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circumfuse
[ sur-kuhm-fyooz ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈfyuz /
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verb (used with object), cir·cum·fused, cir·cum·fus·ing.
to pour around; diffuse.
to surround as with a fluid; suffuse: An atmosphere of joy circumfused the celebration.
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Origin of circumfuse
OTHER WORDS FROM circumfuse
cir·cum·fu·sion [sur-kuhm-fyoo-zhuhn], /ˌsɜr kəmˈfyu ʒən/, nounWords nearby circumfuse
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How to use circumfuse in a sentence
As to the last, she did not think Frank had money enough yet to "circumfuse," she said, in that way.
Real Folks|Mrs. A. D. T. WhitneyI almost think I could love him, whoever it be, on whom thou wouldst shed the rays that circumfuse thyself.
Zanoni|Edward Bulwer Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for circumfuse
circumfuse
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈfjuːz) /
verb (tr)
to pour or spread (a liquid, powder, etc) around
to surround with a substance, such as a liquid
Derived forms of circumfuse
circumfusion (ˌsɜːkəmˈfjuːʒən), nounWord Origin for circumfuse
C16: from Latin circumfūsus, from circumfundere to pour around, from circum- + fundere to pour
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