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infuse
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infuse
v.
instill, fill with, ingrain; inspire; steep in a liquid to extract certain ingredients
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Infusion
Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An infusion is also the name for the resultant liquid. The process of infusion is distinct from decoction, which involves boiling the plant material, or percolation, in which the water passes through the material (as in a coffeemaker).
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infuse
Verb
1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"
(synonym) inculcate, instill
(hypernym) drill
(hyponym) din
2. fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
(synonym) impregnate, instill, tincture
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(derivation) infusion
3. undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing"
(hypernym) steep
(verb-group) steep
(derivation) infusion
4. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
(synonym) steep
(hypernym) soak, imbue
(hyponym) marinade, marinate
5. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"
(hypernym) inject, shoot
(derivation) infusion
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine
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infus
adj.
inborn, natural, innate, present at birth
infuser
v.
infuse, inject, draw, drench, slake
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infondere
v.
instil, instill, infuse, implant, inspire
infuso
adj.
innate, native, natural, inborn
