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v. - Spread something around something.

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Usage examples (6)
  • Verb (used with object), : An atmosphere of joy circumfused the celebration
  • As to the last, she did not think Frank had money enough yet to "circumfuse," she said, in that way.
  • I almost think I could love him, whoever it be, on whom thou wouldst shed the rays that circumfuse thyself.
  • Farmers, he added, are also advised to circumfuse their farms with plastic sheets, a method known as total rat barrier system, one month before the regular planting.
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