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suf·fuse (sə fyo̵̅o̅z′)

transitive verb suffused -·fused′, suffusing -·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

Related Forms:

  • suffusion suf·fu′·sion (-fyo̵̅o̅′z̸hən) noun
  • suffusive suf·fu′·sive (-siv) adjective

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