suffuse

Pronunciation: /səˈfjuːz/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
  2. verb to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light

Etymology

From Latin suffundō.

In classic literature

Synonyms

perfuse

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
flush

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