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 [səˈfjuːz]

vb

(tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something) the evening sky was suffused with red

[from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour]

suffusion  [səˈfjuːʒən] n

suffusive  adj

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.

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

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

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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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