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in⋅fuse
[in-fyooz]
verb, -fused, -fus⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually fol. by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school. |
| 2. | to imbue or inspire (usually fol. by with): The new coach infused the team with enthusiasm. |
| 3. | to steep or soak (leaves, bark, roots, etc.) in a liquid so as to extract the soluble properties or ingredients. |
| 4. | Obsolete. to pour in. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to undergo infusion; become infused: Leave the solution to infuse overnight. |
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Infuse
In*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infused; p. pr. & vb. n. Infusing.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See Found to cast.]1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed. That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. --Denham. 2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce. That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men. --Shak. Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessd? --Swift. 3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with. Infuse his breast with magnanimity. --Shak. Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak. 4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak. One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. --Coxe. 5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [R.] --Bacon.Infuse
In*fuse\, n. Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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infuse
1432, "to pour in," from L. infusus, pp. of infundere "to pour into," from in- "in" + fundere "pour, spread" (see found (2)). Fig. sense of "instill, inspire" first recorded 1526 (infusion in this sense dates from c.1450).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: in·fuse
Pronunciation: in-'fyüz
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: in·fused; in·fus·ing
transitivesenses
1 : to steep in liquid (as water) without boiling so as to extract the soluble constituents or principles
2 : to administer or inject by infusionespecially intravenously <infuse the blood with glucose> <infuse a solution of lactate> infuse intransitive senses
: to administer a solution byinfusion
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infuse in·fuse (ĭn-fyoōz')
v. in·fused, in·fus·ing, in·fus·es
- To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
- To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
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