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suffused

suffused is the simple past and past participle of suffuse.

Meaning of suffuse

Verb

suffuse (third-person singular simple present suffuses, present participle suffusing, simple past and past participle suffused)

  1. (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.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
    • The warmth suffused his cold fingers.
  3. (transitive) To pour underneath.

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Questions about suffused

What is suffused the simple past and past participle of?
Suffused is the simple past and past participle of suffuse.

Words near suffused in the dictionary

  1. suffumiges
  2. suffusable
  3. suffusate
  4. suffusates
  5. suffuse
  6. suffused
  7. suffusedly
  8. suffusely
  9. suffuses
  10. suffusing
  11. suffusion

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