infuse
[verb]
Synonyms: imbue, ingrain, inoculate, invest, leaven, steep, suffuse, interfuse, diffuse, interlard, intersow, intersperse, intersprinkle

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Related Words: animate, fire, inform, inspire, implant, inculcate, instill, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, indoctrinate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧fuse /ɪnˈfjuːz/ verb
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: infuser, from Latin infundere, from fundere 'to pour']

1. [transitive] formal to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality
be infused with something
Her books are infused with humour and wisdom.
infuse something into something
These new designers are infusing fresh interest into the New York fashion scene.

2. [intransitive and transitive] if you infuse tea or herbs, or if they infuse, you leave them in very hot water while their taste passes into the water

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲