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spread through or over
- How to Memorize
- suffuse - fill
- Analysis
The formal word ‘suffuse’ refers to something that permeates and disperses within somebody or something. It is most commonly used in relation to a feeling when discussing a person, and a colour when referring to a thing. This term is typically encountered in written English, particularly in literature.
Exam DB Spoken DB Other Synonyms imbue permeate, pervade, Antonyms evaporate, distil, - Example(s)
Attempts to suffuse sports with politics have met with strong resistance. The majority feel that the two should be kept separate.
After I told Mary the bad news, she was clearly devastated. Her face became suffused with sadness.
The sun was just setting as I drove home from work and it suffused the clouds with a vivid red glow.
