suffuse
English
WOTD – 18 October 2007
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /səˈfjuːz/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːz
Verb
suffuse (third-person singular simple present suffuses, present participle suffusing, simple past and past participle suffused)
- (transitive) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bebathe.
- The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
- (transitive, figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
- The warmth suffused his cold fingers.
Usage notes
The verb is often used in the passive voice.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light
To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
Italian
Verb
suffuse
- third-person singular past historic of suffondere
Noun
suffuse f
- plural of suffondere
Latin
Participle
suffūse
- vocative masculine singular of suffūsus
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