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suffuse
suf·fuse [ sə fyz ] (past and past participle suf·fused, present participle suf·fus·ing, 3rd person present singular suf·fus·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
spread over something: to spread over or through something ( usually passive )
A blush suffused his face with color.
[Late 16th century. < Latin suffus-, past participle of suffundere "pour from below" < fundere "pour"]

suf·fu·sion [ sə fy'n ] noun
suf·fu·sive [ sə fyssiv, sə fyziv ] adjective
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