💉 To flush with fluid 🌅 To spread through

to perfuse

9.3

Cause light, color or liquid to spread through something

verb
/pərˈfjuːz/

: sufundir

The artist decided to perfuse the canvas with vibrant colors to create a more dynamic effect.

And they were either puffing up inert air that was that didn't smell at all, or they were perfusing this very pleasant rose scent.

Examples

And they were either puffing up inert air that was that didn't smell at all, or they were perfusing this very pleasant rose scent.

Andrew Huberman
Or I do suspect rather, that existential anxieties are perfused throughout.
And they tend to be Muslim villages which are perfusing the the polio drops.
The doctor needed to perfuse the tissue with a saline solution during the surgery.
They used a special machine to perfuse the organs with nutrients for better preservation.

Synonyms

to run

vsto perfuse

364 2.7

To let color or liquid spread and make marks

is more specific to causing spread through or across, not general motion

to stain

vsto perfuse

113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

involves causing spread through or across rather than only surface marking

to permeate

vsto perfuse

24 6.0

To spread through something and reach every part

causes flow through or across rather than only being present

to bleed

vsto perfuse

16 5.8

To spread from fabric or paper and stain nearby things

focuses on causing flow through or across, not surface running effects

to drench

vsto perfuse

14 4.4

Fill something completely with a liquid or a strong feeling

focuses on causing spread or flow rather than full saturation

to suffuse

vsto perfuse

8 7.6

To spread slowly through something, often as light, color, or a feeling

causes a substance to flow through or across broadly

to impregnate

vsto perfuse

3 7.4

To fill something completely with a liquid or chemical

focuses on making a substance flow through rather than full saturation

to percolate

vsto perfuse

Specialized

3 6.4

Make a liquid or gas move slowly through a material with small holes

is broader, causing flow through or across not only porous movement

to imbue

vsto perfuse

1 7.7

To give a material or object a deep color

is more general, meaning cause substances to spread or flow through

to interfuse

vsto perfuse

1 7.7

Mix things together so their parts spread through each other

focuses on causing a substance to flow through or across, not on mixing

permeating

vsto perfuse

5.8

Spreads through a place or thing and fills every part

is about causing a substance to move through or over

to transude

vsto perfuse

9.9

To pass slowly through a surface and come out as small drops

describes general causing of spread rather than leaking through membranes

to circumfuse

vsto perfuse

9.9

To spread a substance all around something, like light or scent

is about making a substance flow through or across internally rather than around

How Much

to saturate

55 5.2

to perfuse

9.3

to coat

105 2.8

spread

89 2.5

to tinge

1 4.8

Surface Forms

perfuse infinitive

perfused past

perfused past participle

perfusing present participle

perfuses third person singular

Morphology

perfuse = fuse (semi-transparent) = per + fuse

Formally 'per-' (through) + 'fuse' corresponds to 'to cause to flow through/spread through', but the modern sense of 'fuse' for many learners is 'to join', and the usage is somewhat register-specific.

Etymology

Perfuse comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and fundere 'to pour', the same root you see in words like diffuse and profuse. A helpful image is light or color being 'poured through' a room or material, which explains why the word now means to spread or fill something with a liquid, colour, or feeling.