Suffuse
[sə'fjuːz] or [sə'fjuz]
Definition
(verb.) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; 'The sky was suffused with a warm pink color'.
(verb.) to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; 'His whole frame suffused with a cold dew'.
Editor: Robert--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes.
Typist: Silvia
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Overspread, spread over.
Edited by Jimmy
Definition
v.t. to pour underneath: to overspread or cover as with a fluid.—n. Suffū′sion act or operation of suffusing: state of being suffused: that which is suffused.
Edited by Barton
Examples
- And sitting thus, the sun rose slowly up and suffused the picture with a world of rich coloring. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We had one fine sunset--a rich carmine flush that suffused the western sky and cast a ruddy glow far over the sea. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He looked up, however, and, when aware of her presence, a deep flush of shame suffused his handsome countenance. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Sir,' said Mr. Tupman, his face suffused with a crimson glow, 'this is an insult. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Forty-eight hours before it would have suffused Jane with a soft glow of pleasure to have heard that name from Clayton's lips--now it frightened her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Again her eyes dropped to the floor, and a faint colour suffused her cheek. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Archer, as he looked at her, was reminded of the glow which had suffused her face in the Mission Garden at St. Augustine. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A group of more interest appeared near the hearth, sitting still amidst the rosy peace and warmth suffusing it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Do you mean,' returned the little creature, with a flush suffusing her face, 'bad for your backs and your legs? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Research is stimulated, actively aroused, and a passionate zeal suffuses what is perhaps the most spontaneous reform enthusiasm of our time. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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