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Suffuse

Suffuse Meaning & Definition
Suffuse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Suffuse?

[v] cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"
[v] to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Suffuse: perfuse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Suffuse:

See Also | change | flush

Suffuse In Webster's Dictionary

\Suf*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. --Pope.

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