to suffuse (with)

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• Suffuse — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• suffuse — [sə fyo͞oz′] vt. suffused, suffusing [< L suffusus, pp. of suffundere, to pour beneath, diffuse beneath or upon < sub , under + fundere, to pour: see FOUND3] to overspread so as to fill with a glow, color, fluid, etc.: said of light, a… …   English World dictionary

• suffuse — UK [səˈfjuːz] / US [səˈfjuz] verb [transitive] Word forms suffuse : present tense I/you/we/they suffuse he/she/it suffuses present participle suffusing past tense suffused past participle suffused literary to spread over or through something A… …   English dictionary

• suffuse — suf|fuse [səˈfju:z] v [T] literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of suffundere to pour beneath, suffuse , from sub ( SUB ) + fundere to pour ] 1.) if warmth, colour, liquid etc suffuses something or someone, it covers or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• suffuse — verb Suffuse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑flush …   Collocations dictionary

• suffuse — Synonyms and related words: bathe, bespread, besprinkle, breathe, brew, color, cover, crawl with, creep with, decoct, diffuse, dredge, dye, entincture, extend throughout, fill, flavor, flood, flush, honeycomb, imbrue, imbue, impregnate,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• suffuse — [[t]səfju͟ːz[/t]] suffuses, suffusing, suffused 1) VERB If something, especially a colour or feeling, suffuses a person or thing, it gradually spreads over or through them. [LITERARY] [V n] A dull red flush suffused Selby s face. 2) VERB If… …   English dictionary

• suffuse — /səˈfjuz / (say suh fyoohz) verb (t) (suffused, suffusing) to overspread with or as with a liquid, colour, etc.: *The space around him was suffused with a luminous glow; it was like walking into a room of light. –joan d. vinge, 1985. {Latin… …  

• suffuse — suffusedly /seuh fyoohzd lee, fyooh zid /, adv. suffusion /seuh fyooh zheuhn/, n. suffusive /seuh fyooh siv/, adj. /seuh fyoohz /, v.t., suffused, suffusing. to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc. [1580 90; < L suffusus (ptp. of… …   Universalium

• suffuse — suf•fuse [[t]səˈfyuz[/t]] v. t. fused, fus•ing to overspread with or as if with a liquid, color, etc • Etymology: 1580–90; < L suffūsus, ptp. of suffundere. See suf , fuse II suf•fu′sion ʒən n. suf•fu′sive sɪv adj …   From formal English to slang

• suffuse — transitive verb (suffused; suffusing) 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,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary