English verb: suffuse | |||
1. | suffuse (change) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across | ||
Samples | The sky was suffused with a warm pink color. | ||
Examples | They suffuse the cloth with water and alcohol, Water and alcohol suffuse the cloth | ||
Synonyms | perfuse | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----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 | ||
Samples | His whole frame suffused with a cold dew. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change | ||