suffuse
gb/səfjˈuz/ us/səfjˈuz/
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Kiingereza
áthat, eláraszt, elönt, elfut
KITENZI
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LITERARY
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Light suffused the room.
A fény elárasztotta a szobát.
Her voice was suffused with anger.
A hangját áthatotta a düh.
Kosa la kawaida:
Often confused with suffice (meaning “be enough”). Also, suffuse is usually used with with: “suffused with light/anger.”
Maana
spread through and fill
Miunganiko ya maneno
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
Visawe
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.)
Vinyume
drain (Opposite idea of removing what fills or spreads through.)
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clear (Suggests removing haze, color, or a pervasive quality.)
Mada
describing_things
|emotions
|literature
|visuals
Ufafanuzi
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.
KITENZI
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LITERARY
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Muundo wa matumizi:
[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.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
Tears suffused his eyes.
Könny futotta el a szemét.
Her cheeks were suffused with a blush.
Orcáit pír öntötte el.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may overuse it in everyday speech; in casual contexts, people usually say “fill,” “flood,” “well up,” or “flush.”
Maana
flood eyes or face
Miunganiko ya maneno
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
Visawe
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.)
Vinyume
dry (Opposite of being filled with tears or liquid.)
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pale (Opposite of becoming flushed with color.)
Mada
body_health
|emotions
|describing_things
|literature
Ufafanuzi
(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.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
suffuse
IPA
GB/səfjˈuz/
US/səfjˈuz/
Silabi na mkazo
suf - fuse (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fuse)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: suffuse
- 3rd Person Singular: suffuses
- Present Participle: suffusing
- Past: suffused
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.