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   infuse

   /ɪnˈfjuːz/

   verb

   • 1. fill; pervade: "her work is infused with an anger born of pain and oppression" Similar fillpervadepermeatesuffusechargesaturateimbueinspireinundate
   • ▪ instil (a quality) in someone or something: "he did his best to infuse good humour into his voice" Similar instilbreatheinjectimpartinculcateintroduceimplantadd
   • 2. soak (tea, herbs, etc.) in liquid to extract the flavour or healing properties: "infuse the dried flowers in boiling water" Similar steepbrewstewsoakimmersemarinatesouseinformal:mashmast
   • ▪ (of tea, herbs, etc.) release flavour or healing properties while being soaked: "allow the mixture to infuse for 15 minutes"
   • 3. allow (a liquid) to flow into a vein or tissue: "saline was infused into the aorta"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin infus- ‘poured in’, from the verb infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. infuser noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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