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SUFFUSE

\sʌfjˈuːz], \sʌfjˈuːz], \s_ʌ_f_j_ˈuː_z]\

Definitions of SUFFUSE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To spread over, as with a fluid or a color; as, tears suffused her eyes.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To pour underneath: to overspread or cover, as with a fluid.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To pour or spread under; tinge.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To overspread, as with a fluid or a colour.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To overspread with something expansible, as with a fluid, tincture, or colour.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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