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Meaning of suffuse in English
Pronunciation
/səˈfjuz/
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Verb
suffuse
Etymology
late 16th century: from Latin suffus-‘poured into’, from sub-‘below, from below’ + fundere‘pour’
Definitions
1.
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
Examples
« The sky was suffused with a warm pink color »
2.
to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
Examples
« His whole frame suffused with a cold dew »