Circumfused

/ˌsɜːkəmˈfjuːzd/ adjective

Definition

Spread, poured, or distributed all around something; surrounded by something that has been spread out.

Etymology

Past participle of circumfuse. Indicates the completed state of circumfusing.

Kelly Says

Paradise Lost uses 'circumfused' to describe light—Milton wrote of light being 'circumfused' through heaven, suggesting divine illumination spreading everywhere at once.

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