INFUSE

transitive verb (~d; infusing) see: found Date: 1526 1. to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better , introduce , insinuate , inspire , animate , to steep in liquid (as water) without boiling so as to extract the soluble constituents or principles, to administer or inject by infusion , ~r noun Synonyms: see: ~