circumfuse

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/sɝkəmˈfjuz//ˈsɜː(ɹ).kəmˌfjʊz/

verb

To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.

OriginEnglish fuse ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos) →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

verbcircumfuse (third-person singular simple present circumfuses, present participle circumfusing, simple past and past participle circumfused)

present singular third person circumfuses · participle present circumfusing · participle past circumfused · past circumfused

  1. To pour round; to spread round, as a fluid.
  2. To spread round; to surround.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Englishfuse
  8. Englishcircumfuse

From circum- + fuse.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with circumfuse

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Cite this entry
APA

circumfuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumfuse

MLA

“circumfuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumfuse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumfuse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumfuse.

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