suffuse

suf·fuse

verb \sə-ˈfyüz\

suf·fusedsuf·fus·ing

Definition of SUFFUSE

transitive verb

: to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill <the northern horizon was suffused with a deep red glow — P. M. Leschak>

— suf·fu·sion \-ˈfyü-zhən\ noun

— suf·fu·sive \-ˈfyü-siv, -ziv\ adjective

Examples of SUFFUSE

1. Morning light suffused the room.
2. <she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop>

Origin of SUFFUSE

Latin suffusus, past participle of suffundere, literally, to pour beneath, from sub- + fundere to pour — more at found

First Known Use: 1590

Related to SUFFUSE

Synonyms: endue (or indue), imbue, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, infuse

Related Words: animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven; implant, instill, plant; impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate; deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge

Near Antonyms: deprive, divest, strip; clear, empty; eliminate, remove, take away

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Rhymes with SUFFUSE

abuse, accuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse