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infuse

[ in-fyooz ]

verb (used with object)

infused, infusing.
  1. to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into ):

    The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to imbue or inspire (usually followed 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)

infused, infusing.
  1. to undergo infusion; become infused:

    Leave the solution to infuse overnight.

infuse

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  1. troften foll byinto to instil or inculcate
  2. trfoll bywith to inspire; emotionally charge
  3. to soak or be soaked in order to extract flavour or other properties
  4. rare.
    foll by into to pour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ڳܲİ noun
  • i·ڳܲ verb (used with object) reinfused reinfusing
  • p··ڳܲ verb (used with object) superinfused superinfusing
  • ܲi·ڳܲ adjective
  • ܲi·ڳܲiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infuse1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin Դūܲ, past participle of infundere “to pour into”; in- 2, fuse 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infuse1

C15: from Latin infundere to pour into
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Example Sentences

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A brioche bread infused with lemon and Earl Grey tea has been crowned Britain's best loaf.

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Black Barn Apiary’s Luxe Gold Honey is infused with edible gold mica and made on 20 acres of restored native prairie land in Wisconsin.

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When someone says, “It takes this long to infuse butter,” my first question is: “Well, how do we know that?”

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Their works, often infused with the surreal, scrambled concepts of linear time, provided an unblinking examination of the Latin American condition.

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The writers channel the soulful guidance of its best hour to infuse all seven episodes of Season 2, shifting the nature of the story’s existential questions and reasons along the way.

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