infuse

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verb

1. fill, as with a certain quality
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
• Syn:
impregnate, instill, tincture
• Derivationally related forms:
infusion
• Hypernyms:
fill, fill up, make full
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- inculcate values into the young generation
• Syn:
inculcate, instill
• Derivationally related forms:
instilling (for: instill), inculcation (for: inculcate)
• Hypernyms:
drill
• Hyponyms:
din
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. undergo the process of infusion
- the mint tea is infusing
• Derivationally related forms:
infusion
• Hypernyms:
steep
• Verb Group:
steep
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
- steep the blossoms in oil
- steep the fruit in alcohol
• Syn:
steep
• Derivationally related forms:
steeper (for: steep)
• Hypernyms:
soak, imbue
• Hyponyms:
marinade, marinate, decoct, draw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
- Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals
• Derivationally related forms:
infusion
• Topics:
medicine, practice of medicine
• Hypernyms:
inject, shoot
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  steep, impregnate, instill, tincture, inculcate