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in⋅fuse

  [in-fyooz] verb, -fused, -fus⋅ing.
Use reinfuse in a Sentence
–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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: re·in·fuse
Pronunciation: "rE-in-'fyüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fused; -fus·ing
: to return (as blood or lymphocytes) to the body by infusion after having been previously withdrawn —re·in·fu·sion /-'fyü-zh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

infuse in·fuse (ĭn-fyoōz')
v. in·fused, in·fus·ing, in·fus·es

  1. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.

  2. To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.

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