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trans·fuse
 transfuse
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- pronunciation:
- traenz
fyuz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
transfuses, transfusing, transfused |
| definition 1: |
to transmit or impart, as by causing to flow or become diffused.
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| definition 2: |
to spread into; permeate or imbue.
- similar words:
- penetrate, suffuse
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adverb + (v.)transfuse
only
(v.)transfuse
+ noun
artery, blood, cell, climax, councilman, group, hemoglobin, membrane, mosquito, patient, person, pint, randomisation, surgery, unit
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| derivations: |
transfusible (adj.), transfusive (adj.), transfuser (n.) |
The word transfuse
contains the following parts:
tra-, trans-
Latin
prefix
that means across, over, to the other side
  Example words:
intransigent, intransitive, neurotransmitter, traduce, trajectory, transact, transatlantic, transceiver, transcend, transcendent, transcribe, transcript, transect, transept, transfer, transfigure, transfix, transform, transfuse, transgress, transient, transit, transition, transitive, translate, transliterate, translucent, transmissible, transmit, transmute, transonic, transparent, transpire, transplant, transport, transpose, transsexual, transuranic, transverse, transvestite, traverse
fus, found2
Latin
root
that means pour, melt
Example words:
circumfuse, confound, confuse, confusion, diffuse, diffusive, effusive, found3, foundry, infuse, infusion, interfuse, profuse, profusion, suffuse, transfuse
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