infuse

Meaning

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 inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).
4. (transitive) To instill as a quality.
5. (intransitive) To undergo infusion.
6. (transitive) To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

Synonyms

steep

instill

impregnate

inject

inspire

instil

brew

soak

imbue

macerate

introduce

boil

decoct

implant

tincture

transfuse

prompt

inculcate

dip

feed

fill

fill in

fill out

fill up

flavour

flood

foam

froth

fulfil

fulfill

hint

immerse

immersion

induce

inflate

inhale

insinuate

interfuse

interject

line

litter

live up to

maceration

make

make out

man

👨

meet

mould

occupy

pack

Translations

infundir

infuser

infondere

zetten

infundir

aftrekken

imbuir

eingießen

aufgießen

laten trekken

inspirer

ziehen lassen

εγχέω

inspirar

durchtränken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfjuz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: infusen

In summary

From Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from infundo.