SUFFUSE


Meaning of SUFFUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈfyüz ]

transitive verb

( suf·fused ; suf·fus·ing )

Etymology: Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere, literally, to pour beneath, from sub- + fundere to pour — more at found

Date: 1590

: to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush , fill

the northern horizon was suffused with a deep red glow — P. M. Leschak

Synonyms: see infuse

• suf·fu·sion -ˈfyü-zhən noun

• suf·fu·sive -ˈfyü-siv, -ziv adjective

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