CIRCUMFUSE


Meaning of CIRCUMFUSE in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at circum- +|fyüz transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin circumfusus, past participle of circumfundere to pour around, from circum- + fundere to pour — more at found

1. : to spread or diffuse round

his army, circumfused on either wing — John Milton

2. : to surround, envelop, or bathe especially by a pouring or diffusing around

education and civilization are gradually circumfusing the earth — L.M.Winters

a face all circumfused with light — Ben Jonson

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.