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View usage for: (səfjuːz) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense suffuses, present participle suffusing, past tense, past participle suffused1. verbIf something, especially a colour or feeling, suffuses a person or thing, it gradually spreads over or through them. [literary] A dull red flush suffused Selby's face. [VERB noun] Synonyms: spread through or over, flood, infuse, cover More Synonyms of suffuse 2. verbIf something such as a book, film, or piece of music is suffused with a quality, it is full of that quality. [formal] This book is suffused with Shaw's characteristic wry Irish humour. [be VERB-ed + with] Kingdon's broad experience, as writer and scholar, suffuses this important book. [VERB noun] suffuse in British English (səˈfjuːz) verb(tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something) the evening sky was suffused with red Derived forms suffusion (səˈfjuːʒən) noun suffusive (sufˈfusive) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour suffuse in American English (səˈfjuz) verb transitiveWord forms: sufˈfused or sufˈfusing to overspread so as to fill with a glow, color, fluid, etc. said of light, a blush, air, etc. Derived forms suffusion (sufˈfusion) (səˈfjuʒən) noun suffusive (sufˈfusive) (səˈfjuzsɪv) adjective Word origin < L suffusus, pp. of suffundere, to pour beneath, diffuse beneath or upon < sub-, under + fundere, to pour: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REFExamples of 'suffuse' in a sentencesuffuse Definition to spread through or over (something) A dull red flash suffused Selby's face. Synonyms spread through or over flood steep overspread transfuse (literary) Additional synonymsDefinition to spread over The arena was bathed in warm sunshine. Synonyms cover, flood, steep, engulf, immerse, overrun, permeate, suffuse, wash over Definition to extend over or lie thickly on the surface of The clouds had spread and nearly covered the entire sky. Synonyms overlay, blanket, eclipse, mantle, canopy, overspread, layerDefinition to fill or inspire (with ideals or principles) He is able to imbue his listeners with enthusiasm. Synonyms instil, infuse, steep, bathe, saturate, pervade, permeate, impregnate, inculcate- sufficient
- suffocate
- suffrage
- suffuse
- sugar
- sugary
- suggest
Additional synonymsDefinition to fill with (an emotion or quality) A strange spirit infused the place. Synonyms fill, charge, inspire, pervade, inundate, imbue, suffuseDefinition to spread over or become spread over Many of the peaks were already mantled with snow. Synonyms cover, hide, blanket, cloud, wrap, screen, mask, disguise, veil, cloak, shroud, envelop, overspread Definition to pass through or cause to pass through by osmosis or diffusion The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete. Synonyms pervade, saturate, charge, fill, pass through, penetrate, infiltrate, imbue, filter through, spread through, impregnate, seep through, percolate, soak through, diffuse throughout Definition to spread through or throughout (something) the corruption that pervades every stratum of society Synonyms spread through, fill, affect, penetrate, infuse, permeate, imbue, suffuse, percolate, extend through, diffuse through, overspread Definition to transmit or instil Synonyms permeate, pervade, instil, spread over, suffuse |