Primate vs Suffuse - What's the difference?
primate | suffuse |
(zoology) A mammal of the order Primates , including simians and prosimians.
(informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
(ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
(ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.
To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to perfuse.
(figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
As a noun primate
is (zoology) a mammal of the order primates , including simians and prosimians or primate can be (ecclesiastical) in the catholic church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.As a verb suffuse is
to spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to perfuse.primate
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) primate.Noun
(en noun)- ''Primates range from lemurs to gorillas
Hyponyms
* See also * ape * aye-aye * capuchin * douroucouli * entrina * exarch * galago * gibbon * great ape * howler monkey * human, human being * indri * lemur * loris * marmoset * monkey * night monkey * owl monkey * patriarch * potto * saki * simian * spider monkey * squirrel monkey * tamarin * tarsier * titi * uakari * woolly monkeyEtymology 2
(English (m)). Compare (m), of similar derivation and meaning.Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* Primates * primateship * Primate of All England * Primate of England * Primate of the GaulsSee also
* (l) ----suffuse
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Verb
(suffus)- The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
- The warmth suffused his cold fingers.
