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circumfuse

[ sur-kuhm-fyooz ]

verb (used with object)

circumfused, circumfusing.
  1. to pour around; diffuse.
  2. to surround as with a fluid; suffuse:

    An atmosphere of joy circumfused the celebration.



circumfuse

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈfjuːʒən; ˌsɜːkəmˈfjuːz /

verb

  1. to pour or spread (a liquid, powder, etc) around
  2. to surround with a substance, such as a liquid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • circumfusion, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܳ·ڳ·Dz [sur-k, uh, m-, fyoo, -zh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumfuse1

First recorded in 1590–1600, circumfuse is from the Latin word ܳūܲ (past participle of circumfundere to pour around). See circum-, fuse 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumfuse1

C16: from Latin ܳūܲ, from circumfundere to pour around, from circum- + fundere to pour
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This species is widely circumfused, usually hard, quite thick, uneven, pallid, elegant chocolate-brown, then blackish; conversely encircled crested border.

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This sense of man with ‘grandeur circumfused,’ ‘the sanctity of nature given to man,’ is as primary in her as in her brother. 

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As to the last, she did not think Frank had money enough yet to "circumfuse," she said, in that way.

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In every dell The sands of my deep sighs are circumfused.

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Earth, and all that appertains thereto, speedily passed from his eyes, and they were alone in the midst of circumfused ether, glowing with a sunless light.

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