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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.

RELATED WORDS

permeate, saturate, tinge, steep, bathe, color, interject, cover, introduce, charge, spread, fill, overspread

Nearby words

  1. suffragette,
  2. suffragist,
  3. suffrutescent,
  4. suffruticose,
  5. suffumigate,
  6. suffusion,
  7. suffusive,
  8. sufi,
  9. sufiism,
  10. sufism

Origin of suffuse

First recorded in 1580–90, suffuse is from the Latin word suffūsus (past participle of suffundere). See suf-, fuse2
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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 Formssuffusion (səˈfjuːʒən), nounsuffusive, adjective

Word Origin for suffuse

C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour
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Word Origin and History for suffuse

suffuse

v.

1580s, from Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere (see suffusion). Related: Suffused; suffusing.

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