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Word: Suffuse
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin suffus- ‘poured into’, from sub- ‘below, from below’ + fundere ‘pour’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
səˈfjuːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
gradually spread through or over
Short Definition:gradually spread through or over
Examples:- her cheeks were suffused with colour
- the first half of the poem is suffused with idealism
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