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circumfuse Definition

cir·cum·fuse (sʉr′kəm fyo̵̅o̅z)

transitive verb -·fused, -·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

circumfuse Related Forms
cir′·cum·fu·sion noun