infuse
- to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- to imbue or inspire (usually followed by with): The new coach infused the team with enthusiasm.
- to steep or soak (leaves, bark, roots, etc.) in a liquid so as to extract the soluble properties or ingredients.
- Obsolete. to pour in.
- to undergo infusion; become infused: Leave the solution to infuse overnight.
Origin of infuse
Synonyms for infuse
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for infuse
permeate, impregnate, inspire, suffuse, invest, saturate, impart, inculcate, pervade, intersperse, leaven, animate, steep, instill, imbue, plant, inoculate, indoctrinate, ingrain, implantExamples from the Web for infuse
Contemporary Examples of infuse
I just tried to infuse it with nobility, because he was after all a king.
More importantly, the evangelistic ethos is supposed to infuse everyday life.
More breathing room between books, however, gives writers more time to infuse their series with something extra.
Especially the loss of Henry—it really did infuse the story room, and by extension the show, with a degree of sadness.
I had to work terribly hard to try to infuse some miniscule bit of humor into it.
Jim Carrey’s Rant Against ‘Kick-Ass 2’ and 13 Other Stars Who Hate Their Own FilmsMarlow Stern
June 25, 2013
Historical Examples of infuse
Cover it, and let it stand to infuse from half an hour to an hour.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Cover the vessel, and let them infuse for twenty-four hours.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Stryker managed to infuse into his tone a deal of suspicious contempt.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
We will wake it; arm it; infuse into it the living spirit of the Idea.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
Cover it with a tea-cosy, and let it infuse for five minutes before using.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
infuse
- (tr often foll by into) to instil or inculcate
- (tr foll by with) to inspire; emotionally charge
- to soak or be soaked in order to extract flavour or other properties
- rare (foll by into) to pour
Word Origin for infuse
Word Origin and History for infuse
early 15c., "to pour in, introduce, soak," from Latin infusus, past participle of infundere "to pour into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + fundere "pour, spread" (see found (v.2)). Figurative sense of "instill, inspire" first recorded 1520s (infusion in this sense dates from mid-15c.). Related: Infused; infusing.
infuse
(ĭn-fyoōz′)- To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
- To introduce a solution into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.