infused


in·fuse

I0136900 (ĭn-fyo͞oz′)tr.v. in·fused, in·fus·ing, in·fus·es 1. To put into or introduce as if by pouring: infused new vigor into the movement.2. To fill or cause to be filled with something: infused them with a love of the land.3. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.4. To flavor or scent (a liquid) by steeping ingredients in it: "He would infuse ... vegetable oil with the pungent taste of scallions" (Nina Simonds).5. To introduce (a solution) into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.
[Middle English infusen, from Old French infuser, from Latin īnfundere, īnfūs- : in-, in; see in-2 + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]
in·fus′er n.
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