infuse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Latin [in]fu(n)do fu(n)dere fusi fusum: to pour.

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• Rhymes: -uːz

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to infuse (third-person singular simple present infuses, present participle infusing, simple past and past participle infused)

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 instill as a quality.
   • Jonathan Swift 1667–1745: "Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son, which himself never possessed, or knew, or found the want of, in the acquisition of his wealth?"
4. (intransitive) To undergo infusion.
5. (intransitive) To tincture.
6. (intransitive) To saturate.
   • Let it infuse for five minutes.

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• 1902 Webster's International dictionary.
• 1984 Consise Oxford 7th ed.

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• fuse

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[edit] Verb

infuse

1. Third-person singular past historic of infondere.

infuse f.

1. Plural of infuso