transfuse
to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
Medicine/Medical.
to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
Archaic. to pour from one container into another.
Origin of transfuse
1Other words from transfuse
- trans·fus·er, noun
- trans·fus·i·ble, trans·fus·a·ble, adjective
- trans·fu·sive [trans-fyoo-siv, -ziv], /trænsˈfyu sɪv, -zɪv/, adjective
- un·trans·fused, adjective
- un·trans·fus·i·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for transfuse
/ (trænsˈfjuːz) /
to permeate or infuse: a blush transfused her face
to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel
to give a transfusion to (a patient)
rare to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring
Origin of transfuse
1Derived forms of transfuse
- transfuser, noun
- transfusible or transfusable, adjective
- transfusive, adjective
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