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
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.
• The verb is often used in the passive voice.
• diffuse
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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.