Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - infuse
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Infuse
infuse
transitive verb (~d; infusing) Etymology: Middle English, to pour in, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ~r, from Latin infusus, past participle of infundere to pour in, from in- + fundere to pour — more at found Date: 1526 1. a. to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better ~ the team with confidence b. introduce, insinuate a new spirit was ~d into American art — American Guide Series: New York 2. inspire, animate the sense of purpose that ~s scientific research 3. to steep in liquid (as water) without boiling so as to extract the soluble constituents or principles 4. to administer or inject by infusion stem cells were ~ed into the patient • ~r noun Synonyms: ~, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. ~ implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance new members ~d enthusiasm into the club. suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality a room suffused with light. imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being imbue students with intellectual curiosity. ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait clung to ingrained habits. inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas. leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality a serious play leavened with comic moments.
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v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by with) imbue; pervade (anger infused with resentment). 2 tr. steep (herbs, tea, etc.) in liquid to extract the content. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by into) instil (grace, spirit, life, etc.). 4 intr. undergo infusion (let it infuse for five minutes). 5 tr. (usu. foll. by into) pour (a thing). Derivatives infusable adj. infuser n. infusive adj. Etymology: ME f. L infundere infus- (as IN-(2), fundere pour) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
5.
1. вливать 2. вселять, внушать; зарождать, заронять (чувство) to infuse hope into smb. —- вселить в кого-л. надежду to infuse smb. with determination —- придать кому-л. решимость the words infused new life into me —- эти слова вдохнули в меня жизнь (окрылили меня) 3. заваривать, настаивать (чай, травы и т. п.) to infuse herbs —- настаивать травы 4. настаиваться (о травах и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
6.
v. 1) вливать (into) 2) вселять, возбуждать (чувство и т.п.); придавать (храбрость и т.п.) to infuse with hope - вселять надежду 3) заваривать, настаивать (чай, травы) 4) настаиваться (о чае и т.п.) Syn: see implant ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
~ v 1 formal to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality (infuse sth/sb with) (She managed to infuse the situation with humour. | infuse sth into) (Hannah wanted desperately to infuse some vitality into their dull marriage.) 2 if you infuse tea or herbs or if they infuse, you leave them in very hot water while their taste passes into the water ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
8.
- early 15c., from L. infusus, pp. of infundere, from in- "in" + fundere "pour, spread." Sense of "instill, inspire" first recorded 1526. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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