suffuse
/səˈfjuːz/ verb, adjective
Forms suffuses suffusing suffused
- verb (transitive) To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe. “The entire room was suffused with a golden light.”
- verb (transitive, figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid. “The warmth suffused his cold fingers.”
- verb (transitive) To pour underneath.
- adjective Suffused; diffuse.
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Etymology
From Latin suffundō.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes.
Etymology [L. suffusus, p.p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “suffuse”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details