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English Dictionary: infuse by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
infuse
v
  1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"
    Synonym(s): inculcate, instill, infuse
  2. fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
    Synonym(s): impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
  3. undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"
  4. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
    Synonym(s): steep, infuse
  5. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infuse \In*fuse\, n.
      Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Infuse \In*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infused}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Infusing}.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or
      into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See
      {Found} to cast.]
      1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
  
                     That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse.
                                                                              --Denham.
  
      2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
  
                     That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the
                     trunks of men.                                    --Shak.
  
                     Why should he desire to have qualities infused into
                     his son which himself never possessd? --Swift.
  
      3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed
            by with.
  
                     Infuse his breast with magnanimity.   --Shak.
  
                     Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak.
  
      4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the
            propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
  
                     One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces
                     of warm water.                                    --Coxe.
  
      5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture;
            to saturate. [R.] --Bacon.
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