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suffuse
[ suh-fyooz ]
/ səˈfyuz /
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verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
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Origin of suffuse
OTHER WORDS FROM suffuse
Words nearby suffuse
suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, Sufi, Sufism, Sufu, sug-, súgán
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How to use suffuse in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for suffuse
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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