verb
Meaning 1
To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
circumfuse
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/sɝkəmˈfjuz/
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/ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌfjʊz/
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rhymes with -uːz
verb
Meaning 2
To spread round; to surround.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 3
spread something around something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spread, scatter, spread out
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English fuse English circumfuse From circum- + fuse.