suffuse

 
Pronunciation: /səˈfjuːz/

verb

[with object]
  • gradually spread through or over: her cheeks were suffused with colour the first half of the poem is suffused with idealism

Derivatives

suffusion

Pronunciation: /-ˈfjuːʒ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin suffus- 'poured into', from sub- 'below, from below' + fundere 'pour'