infuse
verb (used with object)
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed byinto ).
have infused
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present perfectof infuse.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Warm weather and battlefield success have infused Ukraine’s capital city with optimism, even as bombs fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Yet all this winning seems to have infused the American public with a sense of doom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Simmer for 5 minutes until the flavors have infused.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2022
For centuries, rosewater and orange blossom water have infused syrups, candies and pastries, from England to Iran.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
In two years you have infused more life and earnestness into that sleepy parish than I thought possible.
From The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
