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circumfuse

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cir⋅cum⋅fuse

  [sur-kuhm-fyooz]
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–verb (used with object), -fused, -fus⋅ing.
1. to pour around; diffuse.
2. to surround as with a fluid; suffuse: An atmosphere of joy circumfused the celebration.
Origin:
1590–1600; < L circumfūsus (ptp. of circumfundere to pour around). See circum-, fuse 2

Related forms:
cir⋅cum⋅fu⋅sion  [sur-kuhm-fyoo-zhuhn] , noun
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cir·cum·fuse   (sûr'kəm-fyōōz')   
tr.v.   cir·cum·fused, cir·cum·fus·ing, cir·cum·fus·es

  1. To pour or diffuse around; spread.

  2. To surround, as with liquid; suffuse.


[Latin circumfundere, circumfūs- : circum-, circum- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
cir'cum·fu'sion n.
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