circumfuse
verb
cir·cum·fuse ˌsər-kəm-ˈfyüz 
circumfused; circumfusing
transitive verb
: surround sense 1
circumfusion
ˌsər-kəm-ˈfyü-zhən
noun 
Synonyms
- bosom
- bower
- cocoon
- embosom
- embower
- embrace
- enclose
- inclose
- encompass
- enfold
- enshroud
- enswathe
- envelop
- enwrap
- invest
- involve
- lap
- mantle
- muffle
- shroud
- swathe
- veil
- wrap
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Example Sentences
circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting
Word History
Etymology
Latin circumfusus, past participle of circumfundere to pour around, from circum- + fundere to pour — more at found
First Known Use
1605, in the meaning defined above
circumfuses
verb
as in wraps
to surround or cover closely circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wraps
- shrouds
- envelops
- embowers
- encloses
- encompasses
- embosoms
- involves
- enswathes
- encases
- bowers
- drapes
- enshrouds
- cocoons
- enfolds
- embraces
- enwraps
- bosoms
- mantles
- incloses
- veils
- laps
- embeds
- muffles
- swathes
- encircles
- cloaks
- curtains
- circles
- invests
- enwinds
- blankets
- disguises
- overlays
- masks
- overspreads
- camouflages
- imbeds
- swaddles
- enlaces
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exposes
- strips
- denudes
- bares
- red-roan
- red-seeded dandelion
- red-shaft
- red-shafted
- red-shafted flicker
- red-short
- red-shortness
- red-shoul
- red-shouldered hawk
- red-sided dace
- red-spotted purple
- red-stalk aster
- red-stem filaree
- red-stemmed filaree
- red-streaked spider
- red-tailed hawk
- red-tailed tropic bird
- red-tapeism
- red-tapism
- red-throated diver
- red-throated loon
- red-toothed shrew
- red-wat
- red-wat-shod
- red-winged blackbird