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