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Webster 1913 Edition

Suffuse

Suf-fuse′

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suffuse

SUFFU'SE

,
Verb.
T.
suffi'ze. [L.suffusus, suffundo; sub and fundo, to pour.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; as eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes.
When purple light shall next suffuse the skies.

Definition 2024

suffuse

suffuse

English

Verb

suffuse ‎(third-person singular simple present suffuses, present participle suffusing, simple past and past participle suffused)

  1. (transitive) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bebathe.
    The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
    The warmth suffused his cold fingers.

Usage notes

The verb is often used in the passive voice.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Italian

Verb

suffuse

  1. third-person singular past historic of suffondere

Noun

suffuse f

  1. plural of suffondere

Latin

Participle

suffūse

  1. vocative masculine singular of suffūsus

Etymology

From Latin suffundo.

Pronunciation

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