suffusev.

Brit.

/səˈfjuːz/, U.S.

/səˈfjuz/

Etymology: < Latin suffūs-, past participial stem of suffundĕre, < suf- = sub- prefix 1b, 6 + fundĕre to pour.

1. transitive. To overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light.

a. of tears, moisture. Chiefly passive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > with liquid

suffuse1590

wash1755

flow1864

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > form or act as covering for > by spreading > as fluid, light, or colour

through-sheda1382

suffuse1590

suffund1657

1590 [implied in: E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. 10 Wiping the teares from her suffused eyes. (at suffused adj. 1)].

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xii. lxxiv. 227 His eies vnclos'd, with teares suffused.

1754 D. Hume Hist. Great Brit. I. x. 461 Hamilton long followed him with his eyes, all suffused in tears.

1783 J. Hoole tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso II. xviii. 1162 While tears his cheeks suffuse.

1797 H. Lee Canterbury Tales I. 352 His whole frame [was] suffused with a cold dew.

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xiii. 37 Every eye was suffused with tears.

b. of light, air, fire, colour. Often in figurative context.

ΚΠ

1728 J. Thomson Spring 53 Dark Looks succeed, Suffus'd, and glaring with untender Fire.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 26 To hide the blush of mortification, that suffused their foreheads.

1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vi. 74 A kindling gleam of hope Suffused the Spirit's lineaments.

1818 W. Wordsworth Evening Voluntaries ix. 45 Yon hazy ridges..Climbing suffused with sunny air.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 184 The glorious light..suffused with gold and crimson the atmosphere itself.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxxv. 283 The beautiful colour that for a second suffused her blushing face.

1882 Garden 5 Aug. 119/1 Sepals and flowers white, suffused at base with rosy lilac.

c. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1813 S. T. Coleridge Night-scene 43 Eyes suffused with rapture.

1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 160 The crowded ranks Of disembodied Shades suffused the banks.

1868 A. Helps Realmah (1876) ii. 10 The most commonplace objects being suffused with beauty.

1876 J. G. Holland Story of Sevenoaks (new ed.) xv. 234 The amused expression suffused the lawyer's face.

1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine v. 101 The life and literature of the nation were suffused with these reminiscences.

2. To pour (a liquid) over a surface. (Also reflexive.) Chiefly in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > pour [verb (transitive)] > over

bigeteneOE

bihealda1225

overhelda1382

suffuse1816

1816 Ann. Reg. 1815 Chron. 92/2 Water, sugar, &c. from the boiler and pans..suffused thickly upon the trees.

1823 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 15) III. vii. 124 Suffusing..over the study of philosophy the dye of rhetoric.

1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm x. 282 The healing flood of Christian truth shall suffuse itself in all directions.

1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 ii. 427 Springs, suffused from higher grounds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suffuse
释义	suffusev. Brit. /səˈfjuːz/, U.S. /səˈfjuz/ Etymology: < Latin suffūs-, past participial stem of suffundĕre, < suf- = sub- prefix 1b, 6 + fundĕre to pour. 1. transitive. To overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light. a. of tears, moisture. Chiefly passive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > with liquid suffuse1590 wash1755 flow1864 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > form or act as covering for > by spreading > as fluid, light, or colour through-sheda1382 suffuse1590 suffund1657 1590 [implied in: E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. vii. 10 Wiping the teares from her suffused eyes. (at suffused adj. 1)]. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xii. lxxiv. 227 His eies vnclos'd, with teares suffused. 1754 D. Hume Hist. Great Brit. I. x. 461 Hamilton long followed him with his eyes, all suffused in tears. 1783 J. Hoole tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso II. xviii. 1162 While tears his cheeks suffuse. 1797 H. Lee Canterbury Tales I. 352 His whole frame [was] suffused with a cold dew. 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella II. i. xiii. 37 Every eye was suffused with tears. b. of light, air, fire, colour. Often in figurative context. ΚΠ 1728 J. Thomson Spring 53 Dark Looks succeed, Suffus'd, and glaring with untender Fire. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 26 To hide the blush of mortification, that suffused their foreheads. 1813 P. B. Shelley Queen Mab vi. 74 A kindling gleam of hope Suffused the Spirit's lineaments. 1818 W. Wordsworth Evening Voluntaries ix. 45 Yon hazy ridges..Climbing suffused with sunny air. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxv. 184 The glorious light..suffused with gold and crimson the atmosphere itself. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures xxxv. 283 The beautiful colour that for a second suffused her blushing face. 1882 Garden 5 Aug. 119/1 Sepals and flowers white, suffused at base with rosy lilac. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1813 S. T. Coleridge Night-scene 43 Eyes suffused with rapture. 1867 J. B. Rose tr. Virgil Æneis 160 The crowded ranks Of disembodied Shades suffused the banks. 1868 A. Helps Realmah (1876) ii. 10 The most commonplace objects being suffused with beauty. 1876 J. G. Holland Story of Sevenoaks (new ed.) xv. 234 The amused expression suffused the lawyer's face. 1879 S. C. Bartlett Egypt to Palestine v. 101 The life and literature of the nation were suffused with these reminiscences. 2. To pour (a liquid) over a surface. (Also reflexive.) Chiefly in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > pour [verb (transitive)] > over bigeteneOE bihealda1225 overhelda1382 suffuse1816 1816 Ann. Reg. 1815 Chron. 92/2 Water, sugar, &c. from the boiler and pans..suffused thickly upon the trees. 1823 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 15) III. vii. 124 Suffusing..over the study of philosophy the dye of rhetoric. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm x. 282 The healing flood of Christian truth shall suffuse itself in all directions. 1854 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 15 ii. 427 Springs, suffused from higher grounds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1590
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