Definition of Suffose
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to spread through or over something, especially with liquid, colour or light; to perfuse
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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