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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Infuse \In*fuse\, n.
     Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse.
                                                    --Denham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the
              trunks of men.                        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Why should he desire to have qualities infused into
              his son which himself never possessed? --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed
        by with.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Infuse his breast with magnanimity.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the
        propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces
              of warm water.                        --Coxe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture;
        to saturate. [R.] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]

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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  infuse
       v 1: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
            "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: inculcate,
             instill]
       2: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic
          tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate,
           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"
          [syn: steep]
       5: introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic
          purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into
          the veins of animals"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  infuse
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it infondere  3 s phis)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it infuso)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la īnfūsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Infuse
     German n.
     (inflection of de Infus  nom//gen//acc p ; dat s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  infuse
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to
  insert or fill.
     2 (lb en transitive) To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the
  soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
     3 (lb en transitive) To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill
  (with).
     4 (lb en transitive) To instill as a quality.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To undergo infusion.
     6 (lb en transitive) To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to
  tincture; to saturate.
     7 (lb en transitive obsolete) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into
  or upon); to shed.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  infuse
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it infondere  3 s phis)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it infuso)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la īnfūsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Infuse
     German n.
     (inflection of de Infus  nom//gen//acc p ; dat s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  infuse
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it infondere  3 s phis)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it infuso)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la īnfūsus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Infuse
     German n.
     (inflection of de Infus  nom//gen//acc p ; dat s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  infuse
     Englanti vb.
     1 täyttää, olla jokin läpitunkema
     2 valaa
     3 hauduttaa
     4 hautua
     5 infundoida, antaa nestettä

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/
  صبّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  infuse //ɪnˈfjuz// 
  1. вдъхвам
  To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with)
  2. наливам
  to insert or fill
  3. запарвам
  to steep in a liquid

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/ 
  naplnit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/ 
  aufgießen, aufbrühen 
           Note: Tee
   see: infusing, infused
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/ 
  etw. (mit etw.) erfüllen, durchdringen, durchziehen  [übtr.]
        "infuse new life into the club"  - den Verein mit neuem Leben erfüllen, neues Leben in den Verein bringen
        "infuse the club with new life"  - den Verein mit neuem Leben erfüllen, neues Leben in den Verein bringen
     Synonyms: imbue, permeate sth.
  
   see: infusing, imbuing, permeating, infused, imbued, permeated
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/
  
  ενσταλάζω

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/ 
  1. उड़ेलना
        "Mark Antony's speech infused the hearts of the Romans and they turned against Brutus."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/
  sipati, uliti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  infuse /infjuːz/
  aftrekken, laten trekken, zetten

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  infuse /ɪnfjˈuːz/
  1. aşılamak
  2. telkin etmek, ilham etmek
  3. içine dökmek veya akıtmak
  4. demlendirmek (çay) infusive  tesir edici
  5. ilham veren
  6. demlendirici.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈfjuz/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ɛ̃fyz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  119 Moby Thesaurus words for "infuse":
     animate, bathe, beat into, besprinkle, brainwash, breathe, brew,
     catechize, colliquate, color, concentrate, condition, cut,
     decoagulate, decoct, deliquesce, diffuse, dissolve, distill,
     douche, dredge, drench, drouk, dye, ease in, embue, enliven,
     entincture, essentialize, exhilarate, express, fire, flavor,
     fluidify, fluidize, flush, flux, fuse, hold in solution, imbrue,
     imbue, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate,
     infect, infiltrate, infix, inform, ingrain, inject, inoculate,
     insert, insinuate, inspire, inspirit, instill, interject,
     interlard, intersow, intersperse, intersprinkle, introduce,
     intromit, invest, lave, leach, leaven, liquefy, liquesce,
     liquidize, lixiviate, macerate, melt, melt down, penetrate,
     percolate, perfuse, permeate, pervade, pop in, press out, program,
     put in, refine, render, rinse, run, saturate, season, seethe,
     set in, slip in, soak, sodden, solubilize, solve, sop, souse,
     spirit, spirit up, steep, stick in, suffuse, temper, thaw, thin,
     throw in, tincture, tinge, transfuse, tuck in, unclot, wash,
     waterlog, whip in, wring, wring out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 注入,泡出味道,鼓舞;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 注入,泡出味道,鼓舞
     vi. 泡,注

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