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English verb: suffuse

1. suffuse (change) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across


SamplesThe sky was suffused with a warm pink color.


ExamplesThey suffuse the cloth with water and alcohol, Water and alcohol suffuse the cloth


Synonymsperfuse


Pattern of useSomething ----s something.
Somebody ----s something PP


Broader (hypernym)flush

2. suffuse (change) to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light


SamplesHis whole frame suffused with a cold dew.


Pattern of useSomething ----s.
Something is ----ing PP


Broader (hypernym)change









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