Associations to the word «Infuse»

Wiktionary

INFUSE, verb. (transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
INFUSE, verb. (transitive) To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
INFUSE, verb. (transitive) To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).
INFUSE, verb. (transitive) To instill as a quality.
INFUSE, verb. (intransitive) To undergo infusion.
INFUSE, verb. (transitive) To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.
INFUSE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.

Dictionary definition

INFUSE, verb. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation".
INFUSE, verb. Fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide".
INFUSE, verb. Undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing".
INFUSE, verb. Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol".
INFUSE, verb. Introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn