Suffuse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /səˈfjuːz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Suffuse is a verb meaning (transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
Meaning
(transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
More Meanings
- (transitive, figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
- (transitive) To pour underneath.
- Suffused; diffuse.
Example Sentences
The warmth suffused his cold fingers.
The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
Marie's face was suffused with a sleepy, appreciative look.
This limonite-colored mud is most often very suffuse and only faintly apparent.
Word Forms
- suffuses
- suffusing
- suffused
Synonyms for suffuse
Depending on context, synonyms include perfuse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include perfuse, tinge, bathe, overflush, superperfuse, saturate.
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