INFUSE


Meaning of INFUSE in English

in ‧ fuse /ɪnˈfjuːz/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: infuser , from Latin infundere , from fundere 'to pour' ]

1 . [transitive] formal to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality

be infused with something

Her books are infused with humour and wisdom.

infuse something into something

These new designers are infusing fresh interest into the New York fashion scene.

2 . [intransitive and transitive] if you infuse tea or ↑ herb s , or if they infuse, you leave them in very hot water while their taste passes into the water

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.