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.

Origin of suffuse

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

SYNONYMS FOR suffuse

cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood.

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OTHER WORDS FROM suffuse

suf·fused·ly

[suh-fyoozd-lee, -fyoo-zid-], /səˈfyuzd li, -ˈfyu zɪd-/, adverbsuf·fu·sion

[suh-fyoo-zhuhn], /səˈfyu ʒən/, nounsuf·fu·sive

[suh-fyoo-siv], /səˈfyu sɪv/, adjectiveun·suf·fused, adjective

un·suf·fu·sive, adjective

Words nearby suffuse

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

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Example sentences from the Web for suffuse

At the name of Rochus I saw the blood rise into her cheeks and suffuse her whole face with crimson.
The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter|Adolphe Danziger De Castro and Ambrose Bierce
It seemed that she, too, at that moment felt some of the glow that the fall of the Alamo was to suffuse through Texas.
The Texan Scouts|Joseph A. Altsheler
Their attachment had been but physical; their affection only make-believe—to colour fact, and suffuse reality with romance.
Why we should read|S. P. B. Mais
For by drudgery is meant those activities in which the interest in the outcome does not suffuse the means of getting the result.
How We Think|John Dewey

Nothing can surpass the delicate tints of rose-color, silver gray, gold and purple which suffuse these summits in early morning.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII. No. 30. September, 1873|Various

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, adjective

Word Origin for suffuse

C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour

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单词	suffuse
释义	suffuse [ suh-fyooz ] / səˈfyuz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suffuse ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc. Origin of suffuse First recorded in 1580–90, suffuse is from the Latin word suffūsus (past participle of suffundere). See suf-, fuse² SYNONYMS FOR suffuse cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood. SEE SYNONYMS FOR suffuse ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM suffuse suf·fused·ly [suh-fyoozd-lee, -fyoo-zid-], /səˈfyuzd li, -ˈfyu zɪd-/, adverbsuf·fu·sion [suh-fyoo-zhuhn], /səˈfyu ʒən/, nounsuf·fu·sive [suh-fyoo-siv], /səˈfyu sɪv/, adjectiveun·suf·fused, adjective un·suf·fu·sive, adjective Words nearby suffuse suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, suffusion, Sufi, Sufism, Sufu, sug- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suffuse At the name of Rochus I saw the blood rise into her cheeks and suffuse her whole face with crimson. The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter\|Adolphe Danziger De Castro and Ambrose Bierce It seemed that she, too, at that moment felt some of the glow that the fall of the Alamo was to suffuse through Texas. The Texan Scouts\|Joseph A. Altsheler Their attachment had been but physical; their affection only make-believe—to colour fact, and suffuse reality with romance. Why we should read\|S. P. B. Mais For by drudgery is meant those activities in which the interest in the outcome does not suffuse the means of getting the result. How We Think\|John Dewey Nothing can surpass the delicate tints of rose-color, silver gray, gold and purple which suffuse these summits in early morning. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII. No. 30. September, 1873\|Various 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, adjective Word Origin for suffuse C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suffuse permeate, saturate, tinge, steep, bathe, color, interject, cover, introduce, charge, spread, fill, overspread
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suffuse

verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.

Origin of suffuse

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OTHER WORDS FROM suffuse

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Example sentences from the Web for suffuse

British Dictionary definitions for suffuse

verb

Derived forms of suffuse

Word Origin for suffuse

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