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Thesaurus: infuse

To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

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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