suffuse

Definition of Suffuse in English :

1. perfuse, suffuse

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

Example Sentences:
'The sky was suffused with a warm pink color'

2. suffuse

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

Example Sentences:
'His whole frame suffused with a cold dew'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Suffuse

verb

(tr; usually passive)

to spread or flood through or over (something)

the evening sky was suffused with red

verb transitiveWord forms: sufˈfused or sufˈfusing

to overspread so as to fill with a glow, color, fluid, etc.

said of light, a blush, air, etc.

tr.v. suf·fused, suf·fus·ing, suf·fus·es

1. To spread through or over, as with liquid or light: "The sky above the roof is suffused with deep colors" (Eugene O'Neill).

2. To fill thoroughly or permeate, as with a quality or emotion: music that is suffused with sadness. See Synonyms at imbue.