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suffuse

[suh-fyooz]

verb (used with object)

suffused, suffusing 
  1. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

    Synonyms: , , , ,


suffuse

/ səˈfjuːʒən, səˈfjuːz /

verb

  1. (tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something)

    the evening sky was suffused with red

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • suffusedly adverb
  • suffusion noun
  • suffusive adjective
  • unsuffused adjective
  • unsuffusive adjective
  • ܴˈڳܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suffuse1

First recorded in 1580–90, suffuse is from the Latin word ܴڴūܲ (past participle of suffundere ). See suf-, fuse 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of suffuse1

C16: from Latin ܴڴūܲ overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour
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In a fast-moving world, suffused by conflict and political uncertainty, it might seem odd for the UK government to surrender sovereign British territory in a distant sea.

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Trump and the prince then walked to an ornate hall where they engaged in a traditional coffee welcome ceremony, the first phase of a two-day visit suffused similar displays of pageantry.

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While I no longer eat ham, that memory suffused the warm, celebratory holidays of my childhood.

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Craig Wallace’s Telégin, known as “Waffles” for his pockmarked skin, is an amiable fumbler yet suffused with kindness and possessing an implacable decency.

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“I was interested in the bittersweet, funeral quality that suffuses Tsai’s film,” Lund says.

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