suf·fuse

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• suf|fuse — «suh FYOOZ», transitive verb, fused, fus|ing. to overspread (as with a color, liquid, or dye): »At twilight the sky was suffused with color. Her eyes were suffused with tears. Figurative. A broad smile suffused his face. SYNONYM(S): cover. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• fuse — af·fuse; cir·cum·fuse; dif·fuse·ly; dif·fuse·ness; fuse; hu·mi·fuse; in·fuse; in·ter·fuse; per·fuse; pro·fuse·ly; pro·fuse·ness; suf·fuse; sur·fuse; trans·fuse; re·fuse·nik; dif·fuse; ef·fuse; pro·fuse; …   English syllables

• suffuse — suf·fuse …   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

• suffuse — suf·fuse sə fyüz vt, suf·fused; suf·fus·ing to flush or spread over or through in the manner of a fluid and esp. blood …   Medical dictionary

• suffuse — suf|fuse [səˈfju:z] v [T] literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of suffundere to pour beneath, suffuse , from sub ( SUB ) + fundere to pour ] 1.) if warmth, colour, liquid etc suffuses something or someone, it covers or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• suffuse — suf|fuse [ sə fjuz ] verb transitive LITERARY to spread over or through something: A warm glow suffused her body. Her cheeks were suffused with color …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Suffuse — Suf*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Suffused — Suffuse Suf*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English