affuse, v. rare.
(əˈfjuːz)
[f. L. affūs- ppl. stem of affund-ĕre to pour upon; f. ad- to + fund-ĕre to pour. Cf. confuse.]
To pour upon.
| 1683 Salmon Doron Med. ii. 424 Affuse upon it the quintessence of Iron. 1806 Brande in Phil. Trans. XCVI. 372 I now stopped the distillation, and affused alcohol. |