Definitions for Suffuse
səˈfyuzsuf·fuse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. suffuse, perfuseverb

   cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

   "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"

2. suffuseverb

   to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light

   "His whole frame suffused with a cold dew"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. suffuseverb

   To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to perfuse.

   The entire room was suffused with a golden light.

2. suffuseverb

   To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.

   The warmth suffused his cold fingers.

3. Etymology: From suffundo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To SUFFUSEverb

   To spread over with something expansible, as with a vapour or a tincture.

   Etymology: suffusus, Latin.

   Suspicions, and fantastical surmise,
   And jealousy suffus’d with jaundice in her eyes. Dryden.

   To that recess,
   When purple light shall next suffuse the skies,
   With me repair. Alexander Pope.

   Instead of love-enliven’d cheeks,
   With flowing rapture bright, dark looks succeed,
   Suffus’d and glaring with untender fire. James Thomson.

ChatGPTRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. suffuse

   Suffuse is a verb that refers to gradually spreading through or over something, often related to light, color, or emotion. It means to permeate or infuse something thoroughly, as if soaking it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Suffuseverb

   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

2. Etymology: [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Suffuse

   suf-fūz′, v.t. to pour underneath: to overspread or cover, as with a fluid.—n. Suffū′sion, act or operation of suffusing: state of being suffused: that which is suffused. [L. sub, underneath, fundĕre, fusum, to pour.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suffuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suffuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Suffuse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suffuse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Suffuse
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Suffuse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Suffuse