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1 infuse
[infjú:z]transitive verb
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infuse — /ɪnˈfjuz / (say in fyoohz) verb (t) (infused, infusing) 1. to steep or soak (a plant, etc.) in a liquid so as to extract its soluble properties or ingredients. 2. Cookery to boil slowly in a solution. 3. to pour in. –phrase 4. infuse into, to… …
infuse — infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. Infuse implies a permeating like that of infiltering fluid, usually of something which imbues the recipient with new spirit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
infuse — When using the word in its physical meaning, you can infuse (a plant, herb, etc.) in a liquid in order to extract its properties, or (by a linguistic process that Fowler called ‘object shuffling’) you can infuse (a liquid) by inserting something… … Modern English usage
Infuse — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infuse — [in fyo͞oz′] vt. infused, infusing [ME infusen < L infusus, pp. of infundere, to pour in < in , in + fundere, to pour: see FOUND2] 1. Obs. to pour (a liquid) in, into, or upon 2. to put (a quality, idea, etc.) into, as if by pouring;… … English World dictionary
infuse — [[t]ɪnfju͟ːz[/t]] infuses, infusing, infused 1) VERB To infuse a quality into someone or something, or to infuse them with a quality, means to fill them with it. [FORMAL] [be V ed with n] Many of the girls seemed to be infused with excitement on… … English dictionary
infuse — verb 1 formal (T) to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality: infuse sth/sb with: She managed to infuse the situation with humour. | infuse sth into: Hannah wanted desperately to infuse some vitality into their dull… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
infuse — UK [ɪnˈfjuːz] / US [ɪnˈfjuz] verb Word forms infuse : present tense I/you/we/they infuse he/she/it infuses present participle infusing past tense infused past participle infused 1) [transitive] to give someone or something a particular quality… … English dictionary
infuse — transitive verb (infused; infusing) Etymology: Middle English, to pour in, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French infuser, from Latin infusus, past participle of infundere to pour in, from in + fundere to pour more at found Date: 1526 1. a. to … New Collegiate Dictionary
infuse — in|fuse [ ın fjuz ] verb 1. ) transitive to give someone or something a particular quality: infuse something into: The best teachers manage to infuse vitality into the most boring subjects. infuse something/someone with something: Her paintings… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
infuse — in|fuse [ınˈfju:z] v [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: infuser, from Latin infundere, from fundere to pour ] 1.) [T] formal to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality be infused with sth ▪ Her books are infused with… … Dictionary of contemporary English