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  • 41suffuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. spread [out], overspread, pervade; permeate, imbue; wash, dye, tinge. See color, mixture. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. overspread, spread, bathe, infiltrate, permeate, pervade, fill, saturate,… …

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  • 42wash — v 1. clean, clean up, bathe, Brit. Inf. tub, lave, cleanse, wash up, scrub up, Chiefly Scot. dight; deterge, launder, do the laundry; shampoo, lather, soap; scrub, brush, swab, mop; soak, shower, douse, rinse, flush, sponge, douche; absterge,… …

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  • 43inundate — /ˈɪnʌndeɪt / (say inundayt) verb (t) (inundated, inundating) 1. to overspread with a flood; overflow; flood; deluge. 2. to overspread as with or in a flood; overwhelm. {Latin inundātus, past participle, overflowed} –inundation /ɪnʌnˈdeɪʃən/ (say… …

  • 44suffuse — /səˈfjuz / (say suh fyoohz) verb (t) (suffused, suffusing) to overspread with or as with a liquid, colour, etc.: *The space around him was suffused with a luminous glow; it was like walking into a room of light. –joan d. vinge, 1985. {Latin… …

  • 45Cloud — (kloud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clouding}.] 1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. [1913 Webster] 2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render… …

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  • 46Clouded — Cloud Cloud (kloud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clouding}.] 1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. [1913 Webster] 2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence,… …

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  • 47Clouding — Cloud Cloud (kloud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clouding}.] 1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded. [1913 Webster] 2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence,… …

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  • 48Dash — (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; often… …

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  • 49Dashed — Dash Dash (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or… …

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  • 50Dashing — Dash Dash (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat, strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.] 1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or… …

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