suffusion
verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
Related forms
li un·suf·fused, adjective
un·suf·fu·sive, adjective
Synonyms
cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood.
cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood.
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suffuse (səˈfjuːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something): the evening sky was suffused with red | |
| [C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from | |
| suffusion | |
| —n | |
| suf'fusive | |
| —adj | |
| suffuse (səˈfjuːz) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something): the evening sky was suffused with red | |
| [C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from | |
| suffusion | |
| —n | |
| suf'fusive | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
suffusion
late 14c., from L. suffusionem (nom. suffusio) "a pouring over," from suffusus, pp. of suffundere "pour upon, overspread, suffuse," from sub "under" + fundere "to pour" (see found (2)). The verb suffuse is attested from 1580s.
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Medical Dictionary
suffusion suf·fu·sion (sə-fy&oomacr;'zhən)
n.
The act of pouring a fluid over the body.
The condition of being wet with a fluid.
A spreading out of a body fluid from a vessel into the surrounding tissues.
The reddening of a surface.
suf·fuse' (-fy&oomacr;z') v.
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