suffuse
verb [T often passive] /səˈfjuːz/ literaryDefinition
› to spread through or over something completely: His voice was low and suffused with passion.Filling and completingSpreading and scattering
(Definition of suffuse verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- crowd sb/sth out phrasal verb
- fill sb up phrasal verb
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- flood verb (ARRIVE)
- occupancy noun
- occupy verb (FILL)
- overran
- overrun verb (FILL)
- pack sth/somewhere out phrasal verb
- padding noun
- plug verb (FILL HOLE)
- squeeze noun (SPACE)
- stuffing noun (MATERIAL)
- top sb up phrasal verb
- top sth up phrasal verb (LIQUID)
- wadding noun
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