"circumfuse" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌfjʊz/ Forms: circumfuses [present, singular, third-person], circumfusing [participle, present], circumfused [participle, past], circumfused [past]
Etymology: circum- + fuse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|circum|fuse}} circum- + fuse Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-circumfuse-en-verb-8-WHjOlv
  2. To spread round; to surround.
    Sense id: en-circumfuse-en-verb-csABfaj6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with circum- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with circum-: 41 59

Inflected forms

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