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suffuse

verb

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

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
UF
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

səˈfjuːz

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verb

  1. Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

    “The sky was suffused with a warm pink color”

verb

  1. To become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light

    “His whole frame suffused with a cold dew”

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Example Sentences

The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
His whole frame suffused with a cold dew

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