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suffuse

verb

/səˈfjuːz/

Meaning

to gradually spread through or over something

A warm glow suffused her face as she smiled.

spread, permeate, flood, fill, cover

drain, remove

suffuse with light, suffuse the room, suffuse with color, suffuse with emotion

to shorten something by cutting off the top or the end

Make an action or process happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

To make a situation worse or more serious.

to make changes or improvements, often in a legal or written text

to say something suddenly without thinking

to establish something as a formal institution, custom, or practice