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
circumfused
verb
as in wrapped
to surround or cover closely circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wrapped
- shrouded
- enveloped
- bowered
- enclosed
- encased
- involved
- encompassed
- enswathed
- embowered
- muffled
- veiled
- draped
- embedded
- enshrouded
- enfolded
- embosomed
- mantled
- bosomed
- enwrapped
- embraced
- cocooned
- encircled
- swathed
- lapped
- inclosed
- invested
- cloaked
- curtained
- circled
- disguised
- swaddled
- blanketed
- overlaid
- enwound
- camouflaged
- imbedded
- masked
- overspread
- enlaced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exposed
- stripped
- denuded
- bared
- stript