infuse

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈfjuːz/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈfjuːz/
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verb
R

to give someone or something a particular feeling or quality

She aims to infuse her students with enthusiasm.

R

to affect everything within something

The culture of the company is infused by its values.

R

to put herbs or tea in hot water to get the flavor out

I like to infuse mint leaves in hot water for a refreshing drink.

R

to put a medicine or another substance slowly into a person's body, usually into a vein

The nurse began to infuse the medication into the patient's vein.

translation

v. to give someone or something a particular feeling or quality; to affect everything within something; to put herbs or tea in hot water to get the flavor out; to put a medicine or another substance slowly into a person's body, usually into a vein

Word Forms

3rd Present infuses
Past infused
Perfect infused
Progressive infusing