- suffuse
- suf|fuse [ sə`fjuz ] verb transitive LITERARYto spread over or through something:A warm glow suffused her body.Her cheeks were suffused with color.
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Suffuse — Suf*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suffuse — index penetrate, permeate, pervade, spread Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suffuse — 1580s, from L. suffusus, pp. of suffundere (see SUFFUSION (Cf. suffusion)). Related: Suffused; suffusing … Etymology dictionary
suffuse — *infuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven Analogous words: *introduce, interpose, interject: impregnate, penetrate, pervade (see PERMEATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
suffuse — ► VERB ▪ gradually spread through or over. DERIVATIVES suffusion noun. ORIGIN Latin suffundere pour into … English terms dictionary
suffuse — [sə fyo͞oz′] vt. suffused, suffusing [< L suffusus, pp. of suffundere, to pour beneath, diffuse beneath or upon < sub , under + fundere, to pour: see FOUND3] to overspread so as to fill with a glow, color, fluid, etc.: said of light, a… … English World dictionary
suffuse — UK [səˈfjuːz] / US [səˈfjuz] verb [transitive] Word forms suffuse : present tense I/you/we/they suffuse he/she/it suffuses present participle suffusing past tense suffused past participle suffused literary to spread over or through something A… … English dictionary
suffuse — verb Suffuse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑flush … Collocations dictionary
suffuse — suf|fuse [səˈfju:z] v [T] literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of suffundere to pour beneath, suffuse , from sub ( SUB ) + fundere to pour ] 1.) if warmth, colour, liquid etc suffuses something or someone, it covers or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
suffuse — transitive verb (suffused; suffusing) Etymology: Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere, literally, to pour beneath, from sub + fundere to pour more at found Date: 1590 to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light ; flush,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
suffuse — suffusedly /seuh fyoohzd lee, fyooh zid /, adv. suffusion /seuh fyooh zheuhn/, n. suffusive /seuh fyooh siv/, adj. /seuh fyoohz /, v.t., suffused, suffusing. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc. [1580 90; < L suffusus (ptp. of… … Universalium
