suffuse
[ suh-fyooz ]
/ səˈfyuz /
verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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suffuse
/ (səˈfjuːz) /
verb
(tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something)the evening sky was suffused with red
Derived forms of suffuse
suffusion (səˈfjuːʒən), nounsuffusive, adjectiveWord Origin for suffuse
C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour
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