suffusion

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/səˈfjuːʒən/

noun

The act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounsuffusion (countable and uncountable, plural suffusions)

plural suffusions

  1. countableThe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something.
  2. countableA coat, coating, film, or plating.
  3. uncountableThe state of being wet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

nounthe process of permeating or infusing something with a substance

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

German Überziehen, Durchziehen
  • Überziehenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Durchziehenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Durchtränkenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Benetzenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Bedeckenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Durchflutenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Erfüllenthe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • Überzugcoat, coating, film, plating
  • Beschichtungcoat, coating, film, plating
  • Filmcoat, coating, film, plating
  • Hüllecoat, coating, film, plating
  • Tränkungthe state of being wet
Italian soffusione, soffusione
  • soffusionethe act of pouring a liquid over or soaking something
  • soffusionecoat, coating, film, plating
  • soffusionethe state of being wet

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

suffusion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffusion

MLA

“suffusion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffusion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suffusion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffusion.

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