v.
Pronunciation: tran(t)s- ' fyüz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: trans · fused ; trans · fus · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transfusus, past participle of transfundere, from trans- + fundere to pour ― more at FOUND
Date: 15th century
1 a : to cause to pass from one to another : TRANSMIT b : to diffuse into or through : PERMEATE <sunlight transfuse s the bay>
2 a : to transfer (as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal b : to subject (a patient) to transfusion
– trans · fus · ible or trans · fus · able \ - ' fyü-z ə -b ə l \ adjective