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Meaning of 'infuse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Infuse [ n.]
- Infusion.
2 . Infuse [ v. t.]
- To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
- To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
- To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
- To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
- To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate.

Meaning of 'infuse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infuse [ v]
Meaning (1):
- teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
Example in sentence:
  • inculcate values into the young generation
Meaning (2):
- introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
Example in sentence:
  • Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals
Meaning (3):
- let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
Example in sentence:
  • steep the blossoms in oil;
  • steep the fruit in alcohol
Meaning (4):
- fill, as with a certain quality
Example in sentence:
  • The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
Meaning (5):
- undergo the process of infusion
Example in sentence:
  • the mint tea is infusing

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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