infuse

Definition

To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.

Etymology

From Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from infundo.

Example Sentences

• "Like every day this hellish summer, someone will come to infuse me with four hours with amphotericin, a weed-killer somewhat effective against cryptococcal meningitis."
• "1806-1831, John Redman Coxe, The American Dispensatory One scruple of the dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water."
• "Infuse his breast with magnanimity."

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