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infuse

in.fuse \in-'fyu:z\ vt [ME infusen, fr. MF & L; MF infuser, fr. L infusus, 
   pp. of Xinfundere to pour in, fr. in- + fundere to pour - more at FOUND 1a: 
   to instill a principle or quality in  1b: INTRODUCE, INSINUATE  2: INSPIRE, 
   ANIMATE  3: to steep in water or other fluid without boiling for extracting 
   useful  qualitiesE, LEAVEN mean to introduce one thing into another so as 
   to affect it throughout. INFUSE implies a pouring in of something that 
   gives new life or significance; SUFFUSE implies a spreading through of 
   something that gives an unusual color or visual quality; IMBUE implies the 
   introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being; INGRAIN 
   suggests the indelible stamping or deep implanting of a quality or trait; 
   INOCULATE implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often 
   suggests surreptitiousness or subtlety; LEAVEN implies introducing 
   something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality - 
   in.fus.er n SYN syn INFUSE, SUFFUSE, IMBUE, INGRAIN, INOCULAT