suffuse

[ suh-fyooz ]
/ səˈfyuz /

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

SYNONYMS FOR suffuse

cover, pervade, diffuse, bathe, flood.

OTHER WORDS FROM suffuse

Words nearby suffuse

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

British Dictionary definitions for suffusive

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