About The Word Infuse
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Infuse
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What's The Definition Of Infuse?
[v] sit or let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
[v] fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [v] teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions Synonyms | Synonyms for Infuse: impregnate | inculcate | instill | instill | steep | tincture Related Terms | Find terms related to Infuse: animate | bathe | beat into | besprinkle | brainwash | breathe | brew | catechize | colliquate | color | concentrate | condition | cut | decoagulate | decoct | deliquesce | diffuse | dissolve | distill | douche | dredge | drench | drouk | dye | ease in | embue | enliven | entincture | essentialize | exhilarate | express | fire | flavor | fluidify | fluidize | flush | flux | fuse | hold in solution | imbrue | imbue | implant | impregnate | impress | inculcate | indoctrinate | infect | infiltrate | infix | inform | ingrain | inject | inoculate | insert | insinuate | inspire | inspirit | instill | interject | interlard | intersow | intersperse | intersprinkle | introduce | intromit | invest | lave | leach | leaven | liquefy | liquesce | liquidize | lixiviate | macerate | melt | melt down | penetrate | percolate | perfuse | permeate | pervade | pop in | press out | program | put in | refine | render | rinse | run | saturate | season | seethe | set in | slip in | soak | sodden | solubilize | solve | sop | souse | spirit | spirit up | steep | stick in | suffuse | temper | thaw | thin | throw in | tincture | tinge | transfuse | tuck in | unclot | wash | waterlog | whip in | wring | wring out See Also | decoct | din | draw | drill | fill | fill up | imbue | make full | marinade | marinate | soak Infuse In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\In*fuse\, n. Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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