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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fyuz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
infuses, infusing, infused |
definition 1: |
to introduce or inject, as if by pouring; instill (usu. fol. by "into").
The teacher hoped to infuse knowledge into her students. |
definition 2: |
to fill or inspire (usu. fol. by "with").
The popular professor infused his students with a love of learning.
- similar words:
- saturate
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related words: |
charge, infect, insinuate, pervade, steep |
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derivation: |
infusive (adj.) |
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