circumfuse

English

Etymology

From circum- +‎ fuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌfjʊz/

Verb

circumfuse (third-person singular simple present circumfuses, present participle circumfusing, simple past and past participle circumfused)

1. To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
2. To spread round; to surround.

References

• circumfuse in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.

Latin

Participle

circumfūse

1. vocative masculine singular of circumfūsus