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circumfuse definition

cir·cum·fuse (sʉr′kəm fyo̵̅o̅z′)

transitive verb circumfused -·fused′, circumfusing -·fus′·ing

  1. to pour or spread (a fluid) around; diffuse
  2. to surround (with a fluid); suffuse (in)

Etymology: < L circumfusus, pp. of circumfundere < circum, around + fundere, to pour: see found

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