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suffuse
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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.suffuse - cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"
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"

suffuse
verb spread through or over, flood, infuse, cover, steep, bathe, mantle, pervade, permeate, imbue, overspread, transfuse
Translations
Spanish suffuse [səˈfjuːz] vt to suffuse (with) [+ colour] → bañar (de);
her face was suffused with joy → su cara estaba llena de alegría

French suffuse [səˈfjuːz] vtbaigner, imprégner;
the room was suffused with light → la pièce baignait dans la lumière or était imprégnée de lumière

Italian 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

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