suffuse

suf·fuse

 (sə-fyo͞oz′)

tr.v. suf·fused, suf·fus·ing, suf·fus·es

1. To spread through or over, as with liquid or light: "The sky above the roof is suffused with deep colors" (Eugene O'Neill).

2. To fill thoroughly or permeate, as with a quality or emotion: music that is suffused with sadness. See Synonyms at imbue.

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

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suf·fu′sion n.

suf·fu′sive (-fyo͞o′sĭv, -zĭv) adj.

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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 sub- + fundere to pour]

suffusion n

sufˈfusive adj

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suf•fuse

(səˈfyuz)

v.t. -fused, -fus•ing.

to overspread with or as if with a liquid, color, etc.

[1580–90; < Latin suffūsus, past participle of suffundere. See suf-, fuse²]

suf•fu′sion (-ʒən) n.

suf•fu′sive (-sɪv) adj.

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suffuse

Past participle: suffused
Gerund: suffusing

Imperative

suffuse

suffuse

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	suffuse - cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color" perfuse flush - cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"
	2.	suffuse - to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

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suffuse

verb spread through or over, flood, infuse, cover, steep, bathe, mantle, pervade, permeate, imbue, overspread, transfuse A dull red flash suffused Selby's face.

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suffuse

verb

To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone:

charge, freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, transfuse.

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Translations

suffuse

[səˈfjuːz] VT [light] → bañar; [colour, flush] → teñir; [delight, relief] → inundar
suffused with light → bañado de luz
eyes suffused with tears → ojos bañados de lágrimas
this book is suffused with the author's Irish humour → este libro está impregnado del humor irlandés del autor

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suffuse

vt → erfüllen; (light) → durchfluten; suffused with light → in Licht getaucht, lichtdurchflutet (geh); eyes suffused with tears → Augen voller Tränen, tränenerfüllte Augen; a blush suffused her face → eine Röte überzog ihr Gesicht

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suffuse

[səˈfjuːz] vt (frm) to suffuse (with) (colour) → tingere (di)
her face was suffused with joy → la gioia si dipingeva sul suo volto
the room was suffused with light → nella stanza c'era una luce soffusa

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