infuse
verb
Simple meaning
To cause to become an element of something.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪnfˈjuz
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Definition
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verb
transitive
To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
transitive
To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).
transitive
To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
Fill, as with a certain quality
transitive
To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.
Undergo the process of infusion
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
Used this way, infuse is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals.”verb
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Synonyms
Sense: to cause to become an element of something
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