Infuse

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To put into or introduce as if by pouring: infused new vigor into the movement.
  • v. To fill or cause to be filled with something: infused them with a love of the land.
  • v. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
  • v. To flavor or scent (a liquid) by steeping ingredients in it: "He would infuse . . . vegetable oil with the pungent taste of scallionsā€ ( Nina Simonds).
  • v. To introduce (a solution) into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
  • v. To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
  • v. To instill as a quality.
  • v. To undergo infusion.
  • v. To tincture.
  • v. To saturate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
  • v. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
  • v. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
  • v. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
  • v. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate.
  • n. Infusion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To pour in or into, as a liquid; introduce and pervade with, as an ingredient: as, to infuse a flavor into sauce.
  • To introduce as by pouring; cause to penetrate; insinuate; instil: with into: chiefly in figurative uses.
  • To steep; extract the principles or qualities of, as a vegetable substance, by pouring a liquid upon it; make an infusion of.
  • To affect or modify by infusion; mingle; hence, to imbue; tinge: followed by with.
  • To pour, or pour out; shed; diffuse.
  • n. An infusion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
  • v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  • v. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  • v. fill, as with a certain quality
  • v. undergo the process of infusion
  • Verb Form
    infused    infuses    infusing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shoot    inject    make full    fill up    fill    steep   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    introduce    inspire    fill    soak    tincture    saturate    infusion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chartreuse    Cruz    Druse    Druze    Hughes    Jews    Loos    Mahfouz    Meuse    Muse   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts