- infuse
- in·fuse
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infuse
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infuse — When using the word in its physical meaning, you can infuse (a plant, herb, etc.) in a liquid in order to extract its properties, or (by a linguistic process that Fowler called ‘object shuffling’) you can infuse (a liquid) by inserting something… … Modern English usage
infuse — ● infuse adjectif féminin (latin infusus, de infundere, répandre) Avoir la science infuse, prétendre savoir quelque chose sans avoir besoin d étudier. ● infuse (expressions) adjectif féminin (latin infusus, de infundere, répandre) Avoir la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
infusé — ● infuse adjectif féminin (latin infusus, de infundere, répandre) Avoir la science infuse, prétendre savoir quelque chose sans avoir besoin d étudier. ● infuse (expressions) adjectif féminin (latin infusus, de infundere, répandre) Avoir la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
infuse — infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. Infuse implies a permeating like that of infiltering fluid, usually of something which imbues the recipient with new spirit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Infuse — In*fuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infusing}.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See {Found} to cast.] 1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infusé — infusé, ée (in fu zé, zée) part. passé d infuser. 1° Qu on a fait pénétrer sous forme liquide. Une liqueur infusée dans les veines. Qui a trempé dans un liquide. De la camomille infusée dans de l eau. • Plusieurs perles d un prix infini… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Infuse — In*fuse, n. Infusion. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
infuse — I verb imbrue, imbue, implant, impregnate, inculcate, incutere, infundere, ingrain, inicere, inject, insert, inspire, inspirit, instill, introduce II index denature, develop … Law dictionary
infuse — (v.) early 15c., to pour in, introduce, soak, from L. infusus, pp. of infundere to pour into, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + fundere pour, spread (see FOUND (Cf. found) (2)). Figurative sense of instill, inspire first recorded 1520s (inf … Etymology dictionary
infuse — [v] introduce; soak animate, breathe into, imbue, impart, implant, impregnate, inculcate, indoctrinate, ingrain, inoculate, inspire, instill, intersperse, invest, leaven, permeate, pervade, plant, saturate, steep, suffuse; concepts 140,179,187 … New thesaurus
infusé — Infusé, [infus]ée. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
