'Infused' definitions:

Definition of 'Infused'

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  • Infuse \In*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infused; p. pr. & vb. n. Infusing.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See Found to cast.]
  • 1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed. [1913 Webster]
  • That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce. [1913 Webster]
  • That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessed? --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with. [1913 Webster]
  • Infuse his breast with magnanimity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak. [1913 Webster]
  • One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. --Coxe. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [R.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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