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Webster 1913 Edition

Suffuse

Suf-fuse′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Suffused
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Suffusing
.]
[L.
suffusus
, p. p. of
suffundere
to overspread;
sub
under +
fundere
to pour. See
Fuse
to melt.]
To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid;
as, eyes
suffused
with tears; cheeks
suffused
with blushes
.
When purple light shall next
suffuse
the skies.
Pope.

Webster 1828 Edition

Suffuse

SUFFU'SE

,
Verb.
T.
suffi'ze. [L.suffusus, suffundo; sub and fundo, to pour.] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; as eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes.
When purple light shall next suffuse the skies.

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