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