Definition of "infuse" in Anglais

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.

2. (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.

3. (transitive) To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).

4. (transitive) To instill as a quality.

5. (intransitive) To undergo infusion.

   • Let it infuse for five minutes.

6. (transitive) To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.

7. (transitive, obsolete) To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.