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circumfuse

UK/,sɜːkəm‘fjuːz/US/.sә:kәm'fju:z/

Definitions

v.

To pour or spread something around; to surround

使弥漫;环绕,包围

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
circum-around
+
fusflow; pour
+
-esuffix
=circumfuse

circum- (around) + fus (pour) = 'pour around,' i.e. spread something all around or surround it. Rare and literary.

Root flu still carries 61 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A soft light seemed to circumfuse the whole valley.

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