suffuse
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transitive verb \sə-ˈfyüz\suf·fusedsuf·fus·ing
Definition of SUFFUSE
: 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
- Morning light suffused the room.
- <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
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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
suf·fuse
transitive verb \sə-ˈfyüz\ (Medical Dictionary)suf·fusedsuf·fus·ing
Medical Definition of SUFFUSE
: to flush or spread over or through in the manner of a fluid and especially blood
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