Suffusion
//səˈfjuːʒən// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something. countable
- 2 the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance wordnet
- 3 A coat, coating, film, or plating. countable
- 4 The state of being wet. uncountable
Antonyms
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More examples"He remarked, that the deadly paleness which had occupied her neck and temples gave place to a deep and rosy suffusion; and he felt with embarrassment that a flush was by tacit sympathy excited in his own cheeks."
Etymology
From suffuse + -ion.
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