Suffusion

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.

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

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suf·fusion n.

suf·fusive (-fysv, -zv) adj.

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Noun

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suffusion - the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance permeation, pervasion 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"