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Suffuse is an English word with synonyms like flush or change. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Suffuse in a sentence

Related words

Suffuse | Suffused | Suffuses

Suffuse meaning

  1. To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
  2. To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
  3. To pour underneath.

Synonyms of Suffuse

perfuse flush change

Related words

Other words often associated with Suffuse or its synonyms:

modification effect moneyed efflorescence replace relation flow peak occurrence blush rich alteration

Using Suffuse

  • The main meaning on this page is: To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe. | To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid. | To pour underneath.
  • Useful related words include: perfuse, flush, change.
  • In the example corpus, suffuse often appears in combinations such as: suffuse this, to suffuse.

Context around Suffuse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

longing 1× love 1× vocals 1×

Often after:

politics 1×

Sentence patterns with Suffuse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and longing suffuse this searing 1× may love suffuse and spread 1× meant to suffuse this knockabout 1× tried to suffuse politics completely 1× warm vocals suffuse such deeply 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anderson s big 1× anger and longing 1× do a historical 1× may love suffuse 1× so the paternal 1×

Common sentence endings:

all your endeavours 1× buddy comedy standards 1× intuitive empathetic grace 1× legacies of colonialism 1× of their followers 1×

Words around Suffuse

Just before it in the word index:

suffren 4 suffredin 2 suffragists 20 suffragist 13 suffragettes 33 suffragette 22

Just after it in the word index:

suffused 29 suffuses 11 suffusing 3 sufganiyot 6 sufi 145 sufian 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Suffuse

  • In this selection, "suffuse" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, longing, love, vocals and politics stand out and add context to how "suffuse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and longing suffuse this searing and may love suffuse and spread. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "suffuse" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with suffuse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

May love suffuse and spread throughout all your endeavours. (9 words)

Anger and longing suffuse this searing, poetic, highly personal response to the legacies of colonialism. (15 words)

Do a historical survey of people who tried to suffuse politics completely through the lives of their followers. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Anderson’s big, warm vocals suffuse such deeply romantic idylls as the rueful, grandly melodramatic “Call It What It Is” and the inescapably heartbreaking potential hit “Love You Most” with an intuitive, empathetic grace. (34 words)

So the paternal and brotherly love meant to suffuse this knockabout tale with warmth feels phony even by stock buddy-comedy standards. (22 words)

Do a historical survey of people who tried to suffuse politics completely through the lives of their followers. (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

Anger and longing suffuse this searing, poetic, highly personal response to the legacies of colonialism.

So the paternal and brotherly love meant to suffuse this knockabout tale with warmth feels phony even by stock buddy-comedy standards.

Do a historical survey of people who tried to suffuse politics completely through the lives of their followers.

May love suffuse and spread throughout all your endeavours.

Anderson’s big, warm vocals suffuse such deeply romantic idylls as the rueful, grandly melodramatic “Call It What It Is” and the inescapably heartbreaking potential hit “Love You Most” with an intuitive, empathetic grace.

Common combinations with suffuse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "suffuse" in a sentence?
An example: "Anger and longing suffuse this searing, poetic, highly personal response to the legacies of colonialism." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "suffuse" from authentic English texts.
What does "suffuse" mean?
Suffuse means: To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
What are synonyms of "suffuse"?
Common synonyms of "suffuse" include: perfuse, flush, change.
How many example sentences with "suffuse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "suffuse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.