Suf-fūsé, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SUFFUSED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUFFUSING.] [Lat. suffundere, suffusum, from sub, under, and fundere, to pour.] 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.