suffuse with (something)
suffuse with (something)
1. To spread something over, across, or throughout something or some place; to fill or saturate something or some place with something. A noun or pronoun is used between "suffuse" and "with." Often used in passive constructions. The candlelight suffused the room with a dull glow that created a gloomy, ponderous atmosphere. The evening sky was suffused with all manner of brilliant colors given off by the setting sun.
2. To fill someone or something thoroughly with some quality or emotion. A noun or pronoun is used between "suffuse" and "with." Often used in passive constructions. The news seems to have certainly suffused him with happiness. The haunting landscapes in the film are suffused with a desolate tragedy that seems to echo the characters' own desperation.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
suffuse something with something
to saturate something with something, usually a color. The sun suffused the afternoon sky with orange and yellow. The bright light suffused the leaves with a golden glow.
See also: suffuse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- in place of (something)
- haul around
- jerk (someone or something) out of (something or some place)
- jerk out of
- haul to some place
- lift down
- look (out) onto (something)
- look on
- flush out of some place
- ditch (some place)