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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

First recorded in 1590–1600, circumfuse is from the Latin word circumfūsus (past participle of circumfundere to pour around). See circum-, fuse2

OTHER WORDS FROM circumfuse

cir·cum·fu·sion [sur-kuhm-fyoo-zhuhn], /ˌsɜr kəmˈfyu ʒən/, noun

Words nearby circumfuse

circumferentor, circumfix, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumfuse, circumgyration, circumincession, circumjacent, circumlocution, circumlunar
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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. Whitney

  • I 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), noun

Word Origin for circumfuse

C16: from Latin circumfūsus, from circumfundere to pour around, from circum- + fundere to pour
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