Definition for SUF-FUSE'

SUF-FUSE', v.t. [suffu'ze; L. suffusus, suffundo; sub and fundo, to pour.]

To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; as, eyes suffuse with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. – Pope.

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