superfuse

American

[soo-per-fyooz] / ˌsu pərˈfyuz /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.

superfused, superfusing

to pour.

superfuse British

/ ˌsuːpəˈfjuːz /

verb

obsolete to pour or be poured so as to cover something

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Other Word Forms

superfusion noun

Etymology

Origin of superfuse

1650–60; < Latin superfūsus, past participle of superfundere to pour over, equivalent to super- super- + -fūsus, equivalent to fud- (base of fundere to pour) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s

Example Sentences

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Superfuse, sū-pėr-fūz′, v.t. to pour over something else.

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