superfuse en · VERB
Etymology
See super- and compare infuse.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To pour (something) over or on something else.
pouring first a very cold liquor into a glass, and super-fusing on it another, to appearance cold and cleare liquor also
1685 December 22 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for December 13 1685]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superfusing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| superfused | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| superfused | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| superfuses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |