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In some senses, suffuse is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
verb
To spread through or over (something), especially as a liquid, colour or light; to bathe.
The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
The warmth suffused his cold fingers.
Marie's face was suffused with a sleepy, appreciative look.
To pour underneath.
adj
Suffused; diffuse.
This limonite-colored mud is most often very suffuse and only faintly apparent.
Most of us mortals choose a very suffuse, dim light to have in our room, others push the switch to the maximum.