v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffumigated p. pr. & vb. n. Suffumigating. ] [ L. suffumigatus, p. p. of suffumigare to fumigate from below. See Sub-, and Fumigate. ] To apply fumes or smoke to the parts of, as to the body in medicine; to fumigate in part. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suffumigatio: cf. F. suffumigation. ] The operation of suffumigating. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. suffumigium. ] A medical fume. [ Obs. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffused p. pr. & vb. n. Suffusing. ] [ L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt. ] To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks suffused with blushes. [ 1913 Webster ]

When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion. ] 1. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being suffused; an overspreading. [ 1913 Webster ]

To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion of eyes, objects appear of that color. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That with which a thing is suffused. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A blending of one color into another; the spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]