To pour onto or over something; to sprinkle or splash a liquid upon.
From Latin 'affundere' ('ad-' to + 'fundere' to pour). Related to 'diffuse' and 'confuse,' this is a formal Latin-derived verb that's quite rare in modern English.
The Latin root 'fundere' (to pour) gave English several words—'diffuse' (pour in different directions), 'infuse' (pour in), 'refuse' (pour back), and 'affuse' (pour onto). It's like a verb root that multiplies!
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