infuse
To cause to become an element of somethingTo cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
» This soap is infused with natural fragrances.
Diese Seife enthält natürliche Duftstoffe.
В это мыло добавлены натуральные ароматы.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.
(transitive)To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
1806-1831, John Redman Coxe, The American Dispensatory One scruple of the dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water.
ziehen lassen
наста́иватьnastáivatʹ, настоя́тьnastojátʹ, зава́риватьzavárivatʹ
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
(transitive)To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).
fill, as with a certain quality
(transitive)To instill as a quality.
(intransitive)To undergo infusion.
Let it infuse for five minutes.
undergo the process of infusion
(transitive)To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.
(obsolete, transitive)To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
Examples
5 sentencesThis soap is infused with natural fragrances.
ruВ это мыло добавлены натуральные ароматы.
deDiese Seife enthält natürliche Duftstoffe.
Quick, guard this hummus from the flies while I get us some lemon-infused water.
Chocolate-infused honey is made by blending honey with cocoa, creating a delightful chocolatey taste.
The religion of Islam is infused with Arab culture.
The purified antibodies, known as monoclonal antibodies, were infused intravenously into rhesus monkeys infected with a virus very similar to HIV.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from infundo.From Middle English infusen, from Latin infusus, from infundo.
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Forms
infuses, infusing, infused, infusedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle