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TOEFL BNC: 19330 COCA: 17080

suffuse

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
suffuse /səˈfjuːz/ verb
suffuses; suffused; suffusing
suffuse
/səˈfjuːz/
verb
suffuses; suffused; suffusing
Learner's definition of SUFFUSE
[+ object] literary
: to spread over or fill (something)布满；充满
— usually used as (be) suffused通常用作(be) suffused
TOEFL BNC: 19330 COCA: 17080

suffuse

verb

suf·​fuse sə-ˈfyüz How to pronounce suffuse (audio)
suffused; suffusing

transitive verb

: to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush, fill
the northern horizon was suffused with a deep red glow P. M. Leschak
suffusion
sə-ˈfyü-zhən How to pronounce suffuse (audio)
noun
suffusive
sə-ˈfyü-siv How to pronounce suffuse (audio)
-ziv
adjective

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The Latin word suffendere, ancestor to suffuse by way of Latin suffūsus, has various meanings that shed light on our modern word, among them "to pour on or in (as an addition)" and "to fill with a liquid, color, or light that wells up from below." Suffundere is a blend of the prefix sub- ("under" or "beneath") and the verb fundere ("to pour" or "to send forth"). Other English verbs related to fundere continue the theme of pouring or spreading: diffuse ("to pour out and spread freely"), effuse ("to pour or flow out"), transfuse ("to cause to pass from one to another"), and the verb fuse itself when it's used to mean "to meld or join."

Synonyms

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infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout.

infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.

new members infused enthusiasm into the club

suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality.

a room suffused with light

imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being.

imbue students with intellectual curiosity

ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait.

clung to ingrained habits

inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.

an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas

leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality.

a serious play leavened with comic moments

Example Sentences

Morning light suffused the room. she was suffused with an overwhelming feeling of liberation as her horse broke into a gallop
Recent Examples on the Web Amplification of the Jewish presence allows the values instilled in its people by religious doctrine to suffuse broader society. Alexandra Orbuch, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Shades of green and grey suffuse the space, alongside white displays and hardwood floors. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 July 2022 An atrium facilitates ventilation; soaring ceilings and high, narrow windows suffuse the living room with filtered light. Jori Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 There’s melancholy, regret, grief, and disappointment in Julie’s life; for that matter, the inconclusive vagueness and inchoate longings that suffuse the film, that constitute her very character, come off as the nature of life itself. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 The patterns of flowers, vines, leaves, birds, and other animals suffuse his designs with joy. April Austin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2021 Each morning the bakers make marvelous sourdough bread whose aromas suffuse the air outside of the little store, which has never seen fit to expand its offerings much beyond a few different loaves of bread and cakes. John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021 Branagh's genuine affection and nostalgia for his subject suffuse the movie; if only the misty romanticism of his story could match it. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2021 Chelsea had lost N’Golo Kanté to an injury at the break, a third cause of regret, and yet his spirit seemed to suffuse his team. New York Times, 28 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin suffūsus, past participle of suffundere "to pour on or in (as an addition), cause (a liquid, color, light) to well up or rise to the surface, fill with a liquid, color or light that wells up from below," from suf-, assimilated form of sub- sub- + fundere "to pour, shed, cast, send forth, disperse" — more at found entry 5

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of suffuse was in 1590
TOEFL BNC: 19330 COCA: 17080

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