suffusion

[ sə-fyōō′zhən ]

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The act of pouring a fluid over the body.

The condition of being wet with a fluid.

A spreading out of a body fluid from a vessel into the surrounding tissues.

The reddening of a surface.

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suf•fuse′ (-fyōōz′) v.

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suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, suffusion, Sufi, Sufism, Sufu, sug-, súgán

How to use suffusion in a sentence

It is an excellent remedy for headache, incipient suffusion of the eyes, and dimness of sight.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
Thus only can we achieve the suffusion of vision of the happy inebriate.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 11, 1914|Various
One felt that her fingers, if she held them toward the sun, would show the red suffusion of a child's.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
It is of course in the more naive cults that this suffusion of pecuniary beauty is most patent, but it is visible throughout.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen

This suffusion was soon succeeded by an ashy paleness, and suddenly he quitted his chair and walked to the window.
Tales from "Blackwood"|Various

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