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suffuse
/ səˈfjuːʒən; səˈfjuːz /
verb
- tr; usually passive to spread or flood through or over (something)
the evening sky was suffused with red
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Derived Forms
- sufˈfusive, adjective
- suffusion, noun
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Other Words From
- suf·fused·ly [s, uh, -, fyoozd, -lee, -, fyoo, -zid-], adverb
- suf·fu·sion [s, uh, -, fyoo, -zh, uh, n], noun
- suf·fu·sive [s, uh, -, fyoo, -siv], adjective
- unsuf·fused adjective
- unsuf·fusive adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of suffuse1
C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour
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Example Sentences
The knowledge and performance of evil should suffuse one's daily life.
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The blushes of an instinctive sensibility suffuse their countenances, and petitions for assistance falter on their tongues.
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He saw her eyes suffuse, and a faint color glow in her cheek.
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The next minute Gedge was looking in wonder at the peculiar rosy glow which suddenly began to suffuse the great mountain.
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At the recital of a noble action or a beautiful thought, they would suffuse with tears, and his mouth trembled.
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