suffuse
To spread through or over, especially as a liquid, colour or lightTo spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
» Libertarianism suffuses the beliefs of the billionaire class.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
überziehen, bedecken, durchfluten
заливатиzalyvaty, покриватиpokryvaty, наповнюватиnapovnjuvaty
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
(figuratively, transitive)To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
The warmth suffused his cold fingers.
durchziehen, überziehen, bedecken
наполня́тьnapolnjátʹ, охва́тыватьoxvátyvatʹ, напо́лнитьnapólnitʹ
(transitive)To pour underneath.
Examples
2 sentencesLibertarianism suffuses the beliefs of the billionaire class.
Mary was suffused with happiness.
ruМэри была переполнена счастьем.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin suffundō.From Latin suffundō.
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Forms
suffuses, suffusing, suffused, suffusedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle