Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SUFFUSE
suffuse, perfuse
(verb) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; “The sky was suffused with a warm pink color”
suffuse
(verb) to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light; “His whole frame suffused with a cold dew”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
suffuse (third-person singular simple present suffuses, present participle suffusing, simple past and past participle suffused)
(transitive) To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
(transitive, figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
(transitive) To pour underneath.
Usage notes
• The verb is often used in the passive voice.
Synonyms
• diffuse
Adjective
suffuse (comparative more suffuse, superlative most suffuse)
Suffused; diffuse.
Source: Wiktionary
Suf*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffused; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffusing.] Etym: [L. suffusus, p.p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]
Definition: To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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