Meaning & use
suffuse
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To gradually spread through or over something, especially with color, light, or a feeling.
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Warm light suffused the room as the sun rose.
A quiet sense of relief suffused the team after the verdict was read.
A note on using this word
Suffuse is typically used in the passive voice ('suffused with') and has a somewhat literary, poetic tone.
Words with a similar meaning
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