suffuse

[suh-fyooz]

verb (used with object)

suffused, suffusing 

1. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

   Synonyms: flood, bathe, diffuse, pervade, cover

suffuse

/ səˈfjuːʒən, səˈfjuːz /

verb

1. (tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something)

   the evening sky was suffused with red

Other Word Forms

• suffusedly adverb
• suffusion noun
• suffusive adjective
• unsuffused adjective
• unsuffusive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffuse¹

First recorded in 1580–90, suffuse is from the Latin word suffūsus (past participle of suffundere ). See suf-, fuse ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of suffuse¹

C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from _sub- + fundere to pour

Related Words

• bathe 
• permeate 
• saturate 
• steep 
• tinge