suffuse
suffuse
Definition
suf·fuse (sə fyo̵̅o̅z′)
transitive verb -·fused′, -·fus′·ing
to overspread so as to fill with a glow, color, fluid, etc.: said of light, a blush, air, etc.
Etymology: < L suffusus, pp. of suffundere, to pour beneath, diffuse beneath or upon < sub-, under + fundere, to pour: see found
suf·fu′·sion (-fyo̵̅o̅′z̸hən) noun
suf·fu′·sive (-siv) adjective
suffuse
Usage Examples
Object
- everything: The author asserts that leadership is not an assigned role, but a way of living that suffuses everything we do and are.
- book: Massive numbers of factual errors suffuse the book, which make it a veritable minefield.
- film: A beautifully designed work, it's a tender film suffused with melancholy.
- interior: All are filled with clear glass, which suffuses the interior with a soft light that mellows the delights awaiting the curious.
- face: When he died his people were ' like ghosts their faces suffused with tears ' .
- page: While the stories are told in measured prose, Conroy's anger suffuses every page.
Preposition: with
- glow: That was the moment her eyes lit up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of happiness.
- sense: To me, the book seems suffused with a sense of sadness.
- light: Suffused with natural light, these facilities are way above the spatial quality typical in WC blocks.
- color: The light is suffused with color from a couple of notable windows in the north aisle.
- energy: Obviously also the cells are suffused with the life energies which sustain and animate our physical bodies.
- tear: When he died his people were ' like ghosts their faces suffused with tears ' .
Modifying Another Word
- often: Failed states fail at all levels and are often suffused with crime.
- all: Surrounding and suffusing all, warmth and compassion floated, a beautiful compelling brown.
- so: The whole film has the feeling of being projected at two-thirds speed, so suffused is it with this overwhelming sense of ponderousness.
- also: His history is also suffused with values which I share.
Browse dictionary entries near suffuse
- suffumigate
- suffruticose
- suffragist
- suffragette
- suffrage
- suffragan
- Suffolk
- suffocate
- sufflate
- suffix
- Sufi
- sug-
- sugar
- sugar apple
- sugar beet
- sugar cane
- sugar-cured
- sugar daddy
- sugar diabetes
- sugar loaf
