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cir´cum|fu´sion — cir|cum|fuse «SUR kuhm FYOOZ», transitive verb, fused, fus|ing. 1. to pour or spread around or about. 2. to surround; suffuse. ╂[< Latin circumfūsus, past participle of circumfundere < circum around + fundere pour out] –cir´cum|fu´sion … Useful english dictionary
cir — cir; cir·caea; cir·ce·an; cir·cen·sian; cir·ci·nate; cir·ci·ter; cir·clet; cir·cuit·al; cir·cui·teer; cir·cuit·er; cir·cu·i·tion; cir·cuit·or; cir·cu·i·tous; cir·cu·i·ty; cir·cu·lant; cir·cu·lar·i·ty; cir·cu·lar·i·za·tion; cir·cu·lar·ize;… … English syllables
fuse — af·fuse; cir·cum·fuse; dif·fuse·ly; dif·fuse·ness; fuse; hu·mi·fuse; in·fuse; in·ter·fuse; per·fuse; pro·fuse·ly; pro·fuse·ness; suf·fuse; sur·fuse; trans·fuse; re·fuse·nik; dif·fuse; ef·fuse; pro·fuse; … English syllables
circumfuse — cir·cum·fuse … English syllables
circumfuse — cir•cum•fuse [[t]ˌsɜr kəmˈfyuz[/t]] v. t. fused, fus•ing 1) to pour around; spread 2) to surround as with a fluid; suffuse • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L circumfūsus, ptp. of circumfundere to pour around. See circum , fuse II cir cum•fu′sion ˈfyu … From formal English to slang
Circumfuse — Cir cum*fuse , v. t. [L. circumfusus, p. p. of circumfundere to pour around; circum + fundere to pour.] To pour round; to spread round. [1913 Webster] His army circumfused on either wing. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
