infuse
Meaning
- To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
- To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
- To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).
- To instill as a quality.
- To undergo infusion.
- To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.
- (obsolete) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
Synonyms
live up to
make pregnant
put into
make full
invest in
insuccation
impregnation pickling
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈfjuz/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from infundo.
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