English

Etymology
L. [in]fu(n)do fu(n)dere fusi fusum: to pour.

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�z|-u�z

Verb
en-verb|infus|ing

1. transitive To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
2. transitive To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
3. transitive To instill as a quality.

#*Jonathan Swift 1667�1745: "Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son, which himself never possessed, or knew, or found the want of, in the acquisition of his wealth?"

1. intransitive To undergo infusion.
2. intransitive To tincture.
3. intransitive To saturate.

#*Let it infuse for five minutes.

References
1902 Webster's International dictionary.
1984 Consise Oxford 7th ed.

Category:Liquids

Italian

Verb
infuse

1. form of|third-person|Third-person singular past historic|infondere#Italian|infondere|lang=Italian

infuse f

1. plural|Plural of infuso

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