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suffusion

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suf·fuse  (s-fyz)
tr.v. suf·fused, suf·fus·ing, suf·fus·es
To spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light: "The sky above the roof is suffused with deep colors" (Eugene O'Neill). See Synonyms at charge.

[Latin suffundere, suffs- : sub-, sub- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

suf·fusion n.
suf·fusive (-fysv, -zv) adj.
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Noun1.suffusion - the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
ammonification - impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia
carbonation - saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water)
diffusion - (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
saturation, impregnation - the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether"
Translations
suffusion [səˈfjuːʒən] Ndifusión f


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But if this is true, I found the books better than their friends, and had many a heartache from their pathos, many a genuine glow of purpose from their high import, many a tender suffusion from their sentiment.
There was both contusion and suffusion of the brain.
The rapidity of the suffusion shows the terrible nature of his injury.
 
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