suffuse C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /səˈfjuːz/ UK /səˈfjuːz/ See IPA manual Freq #173950 Meanings 1 verb To spread slowly through or over something, especially a colour, light, or feeling. The entire room was suffused with a warm golden light. 2 verb To fill someone or something completely with a feeling or quality. A deep sense of calm suffused her as she walked along the beach. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to spread slowly through or... perfuse Word family Forms suffusedsuffusessuffusing Derived forms suffusatesuffusionsuffusive Related forms infuse Etymology AI details From Latin suffundō. suffundō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # suffuse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /səˈfjuːz/ **IPA (UK):** /səˈfjuːz/ **Frequency rank:** 173950 ## Meanings 1. To spread slowly through or over something, especially a colour, light, or feeling. 2. To fill someone or something completely with a feeling or quality. ## Examples - The entire room was suffused with a warm golden light. - A deep sense of calm suffused her as she walked along the beach. ## Synonyms - perfuse ## Derived Forms - suffusate - suffusion - suffusive ## Related Forms - infuse ## Roots and Affixes - Root: suffundō ## Etymology From Latin suffundō. ## AI Etymology Suffuse is from Latin suffundō. Important recorded forms include suffundō (Latin). Current senses include to spread slowly through or over something, especially a colour, light, or feeling and to fill someone or something completely with a feeling or quality. The wider family includes derived forms such as suffusate, suffusion, and suffusive and related words such as infuse. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown