suf|fu|sion

suf|fu|sion
suf|fu|sion «suh FYOO zhuhn», noun.
1. the action of suffusing.
2. the condition of being suffused.
3. that with which anything is overspread.
4. a flush of color: »

There was a healthful suffusion on their cheeks (Hawthorne).

SYNONYM(S): blush, blow.

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  • suf — ex·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fi·cience; in·suf·fi·cien·cy; in·suf·fi·cient; in·suf·flate; in·suf·fla·tion; in·suf·fla·tor; suf; suf·fect; suf·fer; suf·fer·able; suf·fer·ance; suf·fer·er; suf·fete; suf·fice; suf·fic·er; suf·fi·cience; suf·fi·cien·cy;… …   English syllables

  • suffusion — suf·fu·sion …   English syllables

  • suffuse — suf•fuse [[t]səˈfyuz[/t]] v. t. fused, fus•ing to overspread with or as if with a liquid, color, etc • Etymology: 1580–90; < L suffūsus, ptp. of suffundere. See suf , fuse II suf•fu′sion ʒən n. suf•fu′sive sɪv adj …   From formal English to slang

  • suffusion — suf fu·sion || sÉ™ fjuːʒn n. act of overspreading, act of spreading across, act of spreading throughout (of a liquid, color, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • suffusions — suf fu·sion || sÉ™ fjuːʒn n. act of overspreading, act of spreading across, act of spreading throughout (of a liquid, color, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • fu — fu·ga·ra; fu·ghet·ta; fu·gie; fu·gi·tate; fu·gi·ta·tion; fu·gi·tive·ly; fu·gi·tive·ness; fu·gi·tiv·i·ty; fu·gle; fu·gle·man; fu·gu; fu·i·re·na; fu·ji; fu·ku·o·ka; fu·la; fu·la·ni; fu·li·ca; fu·li·cine; fu·lig·i·nos·i·ty; fu·lig·i·nous; fu·li·go;… …   English syllables

  • suffusion — 1. The act of pouring a fluid over the body. 2. A reddening of the surface. 3. The condition of being wet with a fluid. 4. SYN: extravasate (2). [L. suffusio, fr. suffundo (subf ), to pour out] * * * suf·fu·sion sə fyü zhən n 1) the act or… …   Medical dictionary

  • Suffossion — Suf*fos sion, n. [L. suffossio, from suffodere, suffossum, to dig under; sub under + fodere to dig.] A digging under; an undermining. [R.] Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Suffusion — Suf*fu sion, n. [L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion.] 1. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading. [1913 Webster] To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that color. Ray. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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