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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.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L infūsus ptp. of infundere to pour into. See in- ² , fuse ²

Related forms:

in⋅fus⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. ingrain; inculcate.

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in·fuse (ĭn-fyōōz')

tr.v. in·fused, in·fus·ing, in·fus·es

To put into or introduce as if by pouring: infused new vigor into the movement.
To fill or cause to be filled with something: infused them with a love of the land.
To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
To flavor or scent (a liquid) by steeping ingredients in it: "He would infuse . . . vegetable oil with the pungent taste of scallions" (Nina Simonds).
To introduce (a solution) into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.

[Middle English infusen, from Old French infuser, from Latin īnfundere, īnfūs- : in-, in; see in-² + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
in·fus'er n.

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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.

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).

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

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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