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Definitions for Suffusion

[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 Suffusion

suffuseadvance, escalation, transmission, advancement, dissemination, increase, diffusion, profusion, term, proliferation, span, extension, stretch, reach, radiation, sweep, expanse, dispersion, enlargement, range

Words nearby Suffusion

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

Origin of Suffusion

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

Other words from Suffusion

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
suf•fuse′ (-fyōōz′ ) v.

Word origin for Suffusion

eC16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour

Synonyms for Suffusion

advance, advancement, dissemination, escalation, increase, spreading, transmission, compass, diffusion, dispersion, enlargement, expanse, extension, period, profusion, proliferation, radiation, ramification, range, reach, scope, span, stretch, sweep, term, transfusion