What is the meaning of infuse?

verb

  • Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions.
    • usage: "inculcate values into the young generation"
  • Fill, as with a certain quality.
    • usage: "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
  • Undergo the process of infusion.
    • usage: "the mint tea is infusing"
  • Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse.
    • usage: "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
  • Introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes.
    • usage: "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"
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APAWordNet. (2010). infuse. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/infuse/definitions/1328419
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