infusion

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈfjuːʒən/

Definition of infusion

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
    “An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
    “An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of installing a quality into a person.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A giving of money or other resources, typically a large amount, to an organization.
    “He made a number of other changes at the Transit Police, including revamping audio equipment, moving the force to nine-millimeter semiautomatic weapons, and designing new uniforms. These changes were all part of a $40 million infusion into the Transit Police in 1990 from Governor Mario Cuomo.”
    “[...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.”
  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of dipping into a fluid.
  6. (countable, uncountable)The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.

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Etymology

From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.

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