Etymology

affuse

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Today it means: To pour out or upon. Full definition →

Latin affundō
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromaffundō“I pour, sprinkle, or scatter onto”
  2. English todayaffuse

Borrowed from Latin affundō (“I pour, sprinkle, or scatter onto”, perfect passive participial stem: affūs-).

Words from the same roots

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affusion

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