suffuse
[ suh-fyooz ]
verb (used with object),suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
Origin of suffuse
1Other words for suffuse
Other words from suffuse
- suf·fused·ly [suh-fyoozd-lee, -fyoo-zid-], /səˈfyuzd li, -ˈfyu zɪd-/, adverb
- suf·fu·sion [suh-fyoo-zhuhn], /səˈfyu ʒən/, noun
- suf·fu·sive [suh-fyoo-siv], /səˈfyu sɪv/, adjective
- un·suf·fused, adjective
- un·suf·fu·sive, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for suffuse
suffuse
/ (səˈfjuːz) /
verb
(tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something): the evening sky was suffused with red
Origin of suffuse
1C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour
Derived forms of suffuse
- suffusion (səˈfjuːʒən), noun
- suffusive, adjective
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