infuse

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈfjuz/ UK /ɪnˈfjuːz/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to fill or imbue with a quality; to steep in liquid to extract flavour

The coach tried to infuse the squad with fresh confidence.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to fill or imbue with a... imbue instill steep permeate saturate suffuse

Opposites

extract drain

Word family

Derived forms infusioninfuserinfusible

Related forms fuse transfuse diffuse suffuse

Etymology

From Latin infusus, past participle of infundere ('to pour in'), from in- ('in') + fundere ('to pour').

infundere Latin fundere Latin

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# infuse

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɪnˈfjuz
**IPA (UK):** ɪnˈfjuːz

## Meanings
1. to fill or imbue with a quality; to steep in liquid to extract flavour

## Examples
- The coach tried to infuse the squad with fresh confidence.

## Synonyms
- imbue
- instill
- steep
- permeate
- saturate
- suffuse

## Antonyms
- extract
- drain

## Derived Forms
- infusion
- infuser
- infusible

## Related Forms
- fuse
- transfuse
- diffuse
- suffuse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: infundere
- Root: fundere

## Etymology
From Latin infusus, past participle of infundere ('to pour in'), from in- ('in') + fundere ('to pour').

## AI Etymology
Infuse comes from Latin infusus, past participle of infundere ('to pour in'), from in- ('in') + fundere ('to pour'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to fill or imbue with a quality; to steep in liquid to extract flavour", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin infundere and Latin fundere. Derivative forms include infusion, infuser, infusible; related words include fuse, transfuse, diffuse, suffuse.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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