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suffuse |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 something fluid; as eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: suffuse v 1: cause to spread or flush or flood through over or across "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"; also of liquids [syn: {perfuse}] 2: to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light: "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"
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