PERFUSE

suffuse, perfuse

(verb) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; “The sky was suffused with a warm pink color”

perfuse

(verb) force a fluid through (a body part or tissue); “perfuse a liver with a salt solution”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

perfuse (third-person singular simple present perfuses, present participle perfusing, simple past and past participle perfused)

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

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

Anagrams

• frees up

Source: Wiktionary


Per*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perfused; p. pr. & vb. n. Perfusing.] Etym: [L. perfusus, p.p. of perfundere to pour over; per + fundere to pour.]

Definition: To suffuse; to fill full or to excess. Harvey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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