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infuse verb [ ɪnˈfjuːz ]

• fill; pervade.
• "her work is infused with an anger born of pain and oppression"
Similar: fill, pervade, permeate, suffuse, charge, saturate, imbue, inspire, inundate,
• soak (tea, herbs, etc.) in liquid to extract the flavour or healing properties.
• "infuse the dried flowers in boiling water"
Similar: steep, brew, stew, soak, immerse, marinate, souse, mash, mast,
• allow (a liquid) to flow into a vein or tissue.
• "saline was infused into the aorta"
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin infus- ‘poured in’, from the verb infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’.


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