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suffuse
[suh-fyooz]
verb (used with object)
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
Synonyms: , , , ,
suffuse
/ səˈfjuːʒən, səˈfjuːz /
verb
(tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something)
the evening sky was suffused with red
Other Word Forms
- suffusedly adverb
- suffusion noun
- suffusive adjective
- unsuffused adjective
- unsuffusive adjective
- ܴˈڳܲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of suffuse1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
While I no longer eat ham, that memory suffused the warm, celebratory holidays of my childhood.
Craig Wallace’s Telégin, known as “Waffles” for his pockmarked skin, is an amiable fumbler yet suffused with kindness and possessing an implacable decency.
“I was interested in the bittersweet, funeral quality that suffuses Tsai’s film,” Lund says.
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