affusion

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə fyo̅o̅zhən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
af•fu•sion  (ə fyo̅o̅zhən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the pouring on of water or other liquid, as in the rite of baptism.
  • Late Latin affūsiōn- (stem of affūsiō a pouring upon), equivalent. to affūs(us) (past participle of affundere; see af-, fuse2) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1605–15


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