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Definitions for Suffuse

[1] to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.
[2] (tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something) the evening sky was suffused with red

Words related to Suffuse

permeate, saturate, tinge, steep, bathe, color, interject, cover, introduce, charge, spread, fill, overspread

Words nearby Suffuse

suffragette, suffragist, suffrutescent, suffruticose, suffumigate, suffuse, suffusion, sufi, sufism, sufu, sug-

Origin of Suffuse

First recorded in 1580–90, suffuse is from the Latin word suffūsus (past participle of suffundere ). See suf-, fuse2

Other words from Suffuse

suf·fused·ly [suh -fyoozd -lee, -fyoo -zid-] /səˈfyuzd li, -ˈfyu zɪd-/ , adverb
suf·fu·sion [suh -fyoo -zhuh n] /səˈfyu ʒən/ , noun
suf·fu·sive [suh -fyoo -siv] /səˈfyu sɪv/ , adjective
un·suf·fused , adjective
un·suf·fu·sive , adjective

Word origin for Suffuse

C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour

Synonyms for Suffuse

bathe, permeate, saturate, steep, tinge, charge, color, cover, fill, interject, introduce, overspread, spread