suffuse
gb/səfjˈuz/ us/səfjˈuz/
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Engleză
áthat, eláraszt, elönt, elfut
VERB
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LITERARY
1
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] suffuse(s) [place/thing]; [place/thing] be suffused with [light/color/feeling]
Soft morning light suffused the kitchen.
Lágy reggeli fény árasztotta el a konyhát.
A quiet optimism suffused the team after the announcement.
A bejelentés után csendes optimizmus hatotta át a csapatot.
The room was suffused with the smell of coffee and warm bread.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Light suffused the room.
A fény elárasztotta a szobát.
Her voice was suffused with anger.
A hangját áthatotta a düh.
Greșeală frecventă:
Often confused with suffice (meaning “be enough”). Also, suffuse is usually used with with: “suffused with light/anger.”
Sens
spread through and fill
Colocații
suffused with light
|suffused with color
|suffused with warmth
|suffused with sadness
|suffused with joy
|suffused with anger
|softly suffused
|light suffused the room
|the air was suffused
|a feeling suffused him
Sinonime
pervade (More neutral and slightly more formal; emphasizes being everywhere.)
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fill (More general; lacks the gentle, spreading sense.)
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imbue (Focuses on being filled with a quality or feeling, often abstract.)
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bathe (Often used specifically with light, suggesting it covers a surface.)
Antonime
drain (Opposite idea of removing what fills or spreads through.)
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clear (Suggests removing haze, color, or a pervasive quality.)
Teme
describing_things
|emotions
|literature
|visuals
Definiție
to spread through something and fill it
To spread through and fill something, often so that it is gently covered or colored by a quality such as light, color, or a feeling.
VERB
C1
LITERARY
2
Tipar de utilizare:
[tears/blood/color] suffuse(s) [eyes/face]; [eyes/face] be suffused with [tears/blood/color]
Tears suffused her eyes as she read the letter.
Ahogy olvasta a levelet, könny futotta el a szemét.
His face was suffused with a sudden blush.
Arcát hirtelen pír öntötte el.
The injured area quickly suffused with redness.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Tears suffused his eyes.
Könny futotta el a szemét.
Her cheeks were suffused with a blush.
Orcáit pír öntötte el.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse it in everyday speech; in casual contexts, people usually say “fill,” “flood,” “well up,” or “flush.”
Sens
flood eyes or face
Colocații
tears suffused her eyes
|eyes suffused with tears
|face suffused with tears
|cheeks suffused with blood
|skin suffused with color
|suffused with a blush
|suffused with redness
|eyes were suffused
|suddenly suffused
|momentarily suffused
Sinonime
flood (Stronger and more immediate; often used with eyes and tears.)
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fill (More common and plain; less literary.)
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flush (Specifically about the face turning red with emotion or heat.)
Antonime
dry (Opposite of being filled with tears or liquid.)
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pale (Opposite of becoming flushed with color.)
Teme
body_health
|emotions
|describing_things
|literature
Definiție
(of tears or color) to fill the eyes or face
To fill or spread over a part of the body, especially the eyes or face, with liquid or color (such as tears or blood), so it looks flooded or flushed.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
suffuse
IPA
GB/səfjˈuz/
US/səfjˈuz/
Silabe și accent
suf - fuse (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: suffuse
- 3rd Person Singular: suffuses
- Present Participle: suffusing
- Past: suffused
Expresii
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