circumfuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of circumfuse
as in wraps
to surround or cover closely circumfused in darkness, the isolated house seemed the perfect spot for a clandestine meeting

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  1. wraps
  2. shrouds
  3. envelops
  4. encloses
Verb
  • After hair wraps around the inner piece, just pull it out, wipe it off, and pop it back in.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Its 32-inch QHD panel wraps around your field of vision with a deep 1000R curve, reducing eye fatigue when jumping between split-screen research windows and lecture notes.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wraps
Verb
  • Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of shrouds
Verb
  • After being shut out of this month’s total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth’s shadow briefly envelops the moon.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The Mexican singer paints the picture of dancing with someone new to get over an ex but just like with Tokischa and Karol, the sadness envelops her.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of envelops
Verb
  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of encloses
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