"infuse" in the verb sense

1. inculcate, instill, infuse

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

"inculcate values into the young generation"

2. impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture

fill, as with a certain quality

"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

3. infuse

undergo the process of infusion

"the mint tea is infusing"

4. steep, infuse

let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

"steep the blossoms in oil"

"steep the fruit in alcohol"

5. infuse

introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes

"Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

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