suffuse (redirected from suffuses)

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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suffuse

Verb

[-fusing, -fused] to spread through or over (something): the dawn suffused the sky with a cold grey wash [Latin suffusus overspread with]

suffusion n

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

Translations

suffuse [səˈfjuːz] vt to suffuse (with) [+ colour] → bañar (de);

her face was suffused with joy → su cara estaba llena de alegría

suffuse [səˈfjuːz] vt → baigner, imprégner;

the room was suffused with light → la pièce baignait dans la lumière or était imprégnée de lumière

suffuse [səˈfjuːz] vt to suffuse (with) [+ colour] → tingere (di) [+ light]; soffondere (di);

her face was suffused with joy → la gioia si dipingeva sul suo volto