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suffuses

suffuses is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 suffuses

What is suffuses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Suffuses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suffuse.

Words near suffuses in the dictionary

  1. suffusates
  2. suffuse
  3. suffused
  4. suffusedly
  5. suffusely
  6. suffuses
  7. suffusing
  8. suffusion
  9. suffusions
  10. suffusive
  11. sufganiya

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