infuse

infuse is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
2. transitive verb. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
3. transitive verb. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
4. transitive verb. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
5. transitive verb. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate.
6. noun. Infusion.
7. verb. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes

   "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

8. verb. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

   "steep the blossoms in oil"

   "steep the fruit in alcohol"

   Synonyms: steep

9. verb. undergo the process of infusion

   "the mint tea is infusing"

10. verb. fill, as with a certain quality

    "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

    Synonyms: impregnate, instill, tincture

11. verb. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

    "inculcate values into the young generation"

    Synonyms: inculcate, instill

Synonyms

steep, impregnate, instill, tincture, inculcate

Common word forms

infused, infuser, infuses, infusing

Words from these letters

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