глагол 1) [устаревшее] вливать (о жидкости) 2) а) вселять (чувство); придавать (храбрость) Синоним(ы): implant б) привносить; незаметно внушать Синоним(ы): introduce, insinuate в) вдохновлять, воодушевлять Например: to infuse scientific research — способствовать научным исследованиям Синоним(ы): inspire, animate 3) а) вымачивать, замачивать; настаивать (чай, травы) Синоним(ы): macerate б) настаиваться (о чае)
1) заваривать (чай) 2) настаивать (например травы) 3) вводить; внедрять
transitive verb (infused; infusing) Etymology: Middle English, to pour in, from Middle French and Latin; Middle French infuser, from Latin infusus, past participle of infundere to pour in, from in- + fundere to pour — more at found 1. a. to cause to be permeated with something (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better Example: infuse the team with confidence b. introduce, insinuate Example: a new spirit was infused into American art — American Guide Series: New York 2. inspire, animate Example: the sense of purpose that infuses scientific research 3. to steep in liquid (as water) without boiling so as to extract the soluble constituents or principles 4. to administer or inject by infusion Example: stem cells were infuseed into the patient • infuser noun Synonyms: infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance Example: new members infused enthusiasm into the club. suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality Example: a room suffused with light. imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being Example: imbue students with intellectual curiosity. ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait Example: clung to ingrained habits. inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety Example: an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas. leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality Example: a serious play leavened with comic moments.