infuse

      English

      Etymology

      Latin [in]fu(n)do fu(n)dere fusi fusum: to pour.

      Pronunciation

      Verb

      infuse (third-person singular simple present infuses, present participle infusing, simple past and past participle infused)

      1. (transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
      2. (transitive) To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
      3. (transitive) To instill as a quality.
        • Jonathan Swift 1667–1745: "Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son, which himself never possessed, or knew, or found the want of, in the acquisition of his wealth?"
      4. (intransitive) To undergo infusion.
      5. (intransitive) To tincture.
      6. (intransitive) To saturate.
        • Let it infuse for five minutes.

      Translations

      to insert or fill
      to steep in a liquid

      References

      • 1902 Webster's International dictionary.
      • 1984 Consise Oxford 7th ed.

      See also

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      French

      Adjective

      infuse f

      1. feminine form of infus
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      Italian

      Verb

      infuse

      1. third-person singular past historic of infondere

      infuse f

      1. Plural of infuso
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      Latin

      Participle

      infūse

      1. vocative masculine singular of infūsus
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