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Suffuse vs Wreathe - What's the difference?

suffuse | wreathe |

In transitive terms the difference between suffuse and wreathe

is that suffuse is to spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to perfuse while wreathe is to form a wreathlike shape around something.

suffuse

English

Verb

(suffus)
  • To spread through or over something, especially as a liquid, colour or light; to perfuse.
  • The entire room was suffused with a golden light.
  • (figuratively) To spread through or over in the manner of a liquid.
  • The warmth suffused his cold fingers.

    Usage notes

    The verb is often used in the passive voice.

    Synonyms

    * diffuse

    Derived terms

    * suffusion * suffusive ----

    wreathe

    English

    Verb

    (wreath)
  • To twist, curl or entwine something into a shape similar to a wreath
  • To form a wreathlike shape around something
  • To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath
  • (obsolete) To turn violently aside or around; to wrench.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.i:
  • *:from so heauie sight his head did wreath , / Accusing fortune, and too cruell fate [...].
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