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suffuse
suf·fuse
[
sə fyz
]
(
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 fyssiv,
sə fyziv
]
adjective
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suf·fu·sion [ sə fy'n ] nounsuf·fu·sive [ sə fyssiv, sə fyziv ] adjective
