suffuses

Gradually fills completely

Suffuses means to spread throughout or fill completely, especially with light, color, or emotion.

When something suffuses a space or person, it permeates gradually and thoroughly rather than appearing suddenly.

A warm glow suffused the room as the sun set.

Embarrassment suffused her face with color.

The word suggests a gentle, pervasive quality—light suffuses a landscape, joy suffuses someone's expression, or a blush suffuses the cheeks.

emotion

warmth

Heat you feel

melancholy · longing · happiness · contentment · love · pride · gratitude · serenity · bliss · affection

light

glow

Steady, soft light

golden · sunset · dawn · bathed · luminous · sunlight · diffused · ambient · filtered · soft

physical

blood

Body's oxygen carrier

liquid · spreads · seeps · permeates · circulates · flows · distributes · saturates · disperses · diffuses

atmospheric

mist

Fine airborne moisture

  • fogLow-lying cloud cover
  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
  • fragrancePleasing olfactory quality

scent · aroma · incense · smoke · vapor · essence · perfume · permeates · lingers · drifts

color

blush

Facial reddening from emotion

  • flushSame suit, five cards
  • tingeSlight degree present
  • hueColor's specific character

crimson · pink · rose · ruddy · reddening · stains · spreads · deepens · washes · saturates

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Opposites
distribution/spread

suffuseslocalizes

Fixes in place

concentrates · confines · restricts · contains · limits

presence/filling

suffusesdrains

Pipes removing wastewater

empties · vacates · withdraws · evacuates · depletes

direction of movement

suffuseswithdraws

Pulls out or removes

recedes · retreats · ebbs · contracts · shrinks

Family

suffuse, suffused, suffusing, suffusion, suffusions

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G