SUFFUSE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word suffuse. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SUFFUSE
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fill | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity sufficient to satisfy • any material that fills a space or container verb • make full, also in a metaphorical sense • become full • occupy the whole of • assume, as of positions or roles • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction • appoint someone to (a position or a job) • eat until one is sated • fill to satisfaction • plug with a substance | ||||||||
imbue | verbv | |||||||
verb • spread or diffuse through • fill, soak, or imbue totally • suffuse with color | ||||||||
infuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions • fill, as with a certain quality • undergo the process of infusion • let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse • introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes | ||||||||
instill | verbv | |||||||
verb • impart gradually • enter drop by drop • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of • teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions • fill, as with a certain quality | ||||||||
permeate | verbv | |||||||
verb • spread or diffuse through • pass through • penetrate mutually or be interlocked | ||||||||
pervade | verbv | |||||||
verb • spread or diffuse through | ||||||||
saturate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance • infuse or fill completely | ||||||||
steep | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having a sharp inclination noun • a steep place (as on a hill) adjective satellite • greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation • of a slope; set at a high angle verb • devote (oneself) fully to • let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse | ||||||||
diffuse | verbv | |||||||
adjective • (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected adjective satellite • spread out; not concentrated in one place • lacking conciseness verb • move outward • spread or diffuse through • cause to become widely known | ||||||||
perfuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • force a fluid through (a body part or tissue) • cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across |