'Infusion' definitions:
Definition of 'infusion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) [syn: infusion, extract]
noun
The process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
noun
(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
noun
The act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"
Definition of 'Infusion'
From: GCIDE
- Infusion \In*fu"sion\, n. [L. infusio a pouring in: cf. F. infusion. See Infuse, v. t.]
- 1. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal. [1913 Webster]
- Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements from that infusion of Hebraisms. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration. [1913 Webster]
- His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth, not the echo or infusion of other men. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion. [Obs.] "Baptism by infusion." --Jortin. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Pharmacy) (a) The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its active principles. (b) The liquid extract obtained by this process. [1913 Webster]
- Sips meek infusion of a milder herb. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'infusion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorption and regurgitation,
- afflatus,
- affusion,
- animating spirit,
- animation,
- animus,
- aspergation,
- aspersion,
- baptism,
- baptismal gown,
- baptismal regeneration,
- baptistery,
- baptizement,
- brainwashing,
- brewing,
- catechization,
- chemical solution,
- chrismal,
- christening,
- concentrate,
- concentration,
- conditioning,
- dash,
- decoction,
- dictation,
- distillate,
- distillation,
- divine afflatus,
- drench,
- drenching,
- ducking,
- dunking,
- elixir,
- embedment,
- enlivenment,
- entrance,
- essence,
- exhilaration,
- expression,
- extract,
- extraction,
- fire,
- firing,
- font,
- genius,
- graft,
- grafting,
- hint,
- imbruement,
- imbuement,
- immersion,
- impaction,
- impactment,
- implantation,
- impregnation,
- impression,
- inculcation,
- indoctrination,
- infection,
- infiltration,
- infixation,
- infixion,
- injection,
- inkling,
- inoculation,
- insertion,
- insinuation,
- inspiration,
- instillation,
- instillment,
- interjection,
- interpenetration,
- interpolation,
- intimation,
- introduction,
- intromission,
- leach,
- leachate,
- leaching,
- lixiviation,
- lixivium,
- maceration,
- marination,
- mixture,
- moving spirit,
- penetration,
- percolation,
- perfusion,
- permeation,
- pervasion,
- pressing,
- pulping,
- purification,
- quintessence,
- refinement,
- reindoctrination,
- rendering,
- rendition,
- saturation,
- sauce,
- seasoning,
- seething,
- shade,
- smack,
- soak,
- soakage,
- soaking,
- solution,
- sopping,
- soupcon,
- souse,
- sousing,
- spice,
- spirit,
- sprinkling,
- squeezing,
- steeping,
- suffusion,
- suggestion,
- suspicion,
- taint,
- tempering,
- tessellation,
- thought,
- tinct,
- tincture,
- tinge,
- tint,
- total immersion,
- touch,
- trace,
- transplant,
- transplantation,
- vestige