infuse

[In*fuse·]

To infuse is to steep something in a liquid to extract the flavors from it. You'll impress your friends with your cooking if you infuse rosemary and thyme in broth and then use the liquid to marinate chicken.

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To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

Verb
introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

Verb
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

Verb
undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"

Verb
fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

Verb
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"

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v. t.
To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

v. t.
To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.

v. t.
To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.

v. t.
To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.

v. t.
To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate.

n.
Infusion.

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.

2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.

That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men.

Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessd?

3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.

Infuse his breast with magnanimity.

Infusing him with self and vain conceit.

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.

5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [R.] Bacon.

Infuse

In*fuse, n. Infusion. [Obs.] Spenser.

To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

Infusion.

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Usage Examples

I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.

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Other Usage Examples

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

Democracy may have arisen in the West as the way of striving for the universal aspiration to dignity and freedom, but it isn't alien to the underlying concepts that infuse religion and moral philosophy everywhere.