Thesaurus: infuse

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1. v. t. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
2. v. t. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
3. v. t. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
4. v. t. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
5. v. t. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate.
6. n. Infusion.
7. v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
8. v. fill, as with a certain quality
9. v. undergo the process of infusion
10. v. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
11. v. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
12. 1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed. That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. Denham. 2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce. That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men. Shak. Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessd Swift. 3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with. Infuse his breast with magnanimity. Shak. Infusing him with self and vain conceit. Shak. 4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak. One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. Coxe. 5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [R.] Bacon. Infusion. [Obs.] Spenser.