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

• Noah Webster (1828) “circumfuse”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.

Latin

Participle

circumfūse

1. vocative masculine singular of circumfūsus