suffuse

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(sə-fyūz') pronunciation
tr.v., -fused, -fus·ing, -fus·es.
To spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light: "The sky above the roof is suffused with deep colors" (Eugene O'Neill). See synonyms at charge.

[Latin suffundere, suffūs- : sub-, sub- + fundere, to pour.]

suffusion suf·fu'sion n.
suffusive suf·fu'sive (-fyū'sĭv, -zĭv) adj.

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verb

    To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone: charge, freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, transfuse. See full/empty/capacity.

1. the process of overspreading, or diffusion.
2. the condition of being moistened or permeated through.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overgyde, brede sig over

Nederlands (Dutch)
bestrijken, overvloeien

Français (French)
v. tr. - baigner, se répandre sur, envahir

Deutsch (German)
v. - überziehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαχέω, πλημμυρίζω, κατακλύζω

Italiano (Italian)
permeare, soffondere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - banhar

Русский (Russian)
заливать (слезами), покрывать (румянцем), наполнять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - bañar, cubrir, difundirse por, extenderse por

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - övergjuta, sprida sig över, fylla med, flöda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
遍布, 充满, 弥漫

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 遍佈, 充滿, 彌漫

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뒤덮다, 가득하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 覆う, いっぱいにする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغمر , ينشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התפשט על-פני, כיסה, התפשטות נוזל או צבע‬


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