suffuse
[suh-fyooz]
verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
Origin of suffuse
Synonyms for suffuse
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Related Words for suffusion
advance, escalation, transmission, advancement, dissemination, increase, diffusion, profusion, term, proliferation, span, extension, stretch, reach, radiation, sweep, expanse, dispersion, enlargement, rangeExamples from the Web for suffusion
Historical Examples of suffusion
His quick look at her she remembered, and the suffusion on his burnt face.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
Melanism: an abnormal or unusual darkening: a suffusion with blackish.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Suffusion: a clouding, or a spreading of one shade over another.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Thus only can we achieve the suffusion of vision of the happy inebriate.
Possibly from the suffusion of blood to the face caused by it.
The Slang DictionaryJohn Camden Hotten
suffuse
verb
Word Origin for suffuse
C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour
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suffusion
[sə-fyōō′zhən]
n.
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