Suffuse \Suf*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to
overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.]
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.
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When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. --Pope.
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