suffuse

[ suh-fyooz ]
/ səˈfyuz /
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verb (used with object), suf·fused, suf·fus·ing.

to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

Origin of suffuse

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

OTHER WORDS FROM suffuse

Words nearby suffuse

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

Words related to suffusion

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

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British Dictionary definitions for suffusion

suffuse
/ (səˈfjuːz) /

verb

(tr; usually passive) to spread or flood through or over (something) the evening sky was suffused with red

Derived forms of suffuse

suffusion (səˈfjuːʒən), noun suffusive, adjective

Word Origin for suffuse

C16: from Latin suffūsus overspread with, from suffundere, from sub- + fundere to pour

Medical definitions for suffusion

suffusion
[ sə-fyōō′zhən ]

n.

The act of pouring a fluid over the body.
The condition of being wet with a fluid.
A spreading out of a body fluid from a vessel into the surrounding tissues.
The reddening of a surface.

Other words from suffusion

suf•fuse′ (-fyōōz′) v.