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perfuse.

To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pəɹˈfjuːz/
  1. To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.

    transitive
  2. To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Latin perfūsusder. English perfuse From 1520s, from Latin perfusus, past participle of perfundo (“to pour over, besprinkle”) from per- + fundo (“to pour”) (from nasalised form of PIE root *gheu- ("to pour")); compare diffuse, suffuse.

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