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Infuse \In*fuse\, n.
Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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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.
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That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse.
--Denham.
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2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
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That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the
trunks of men. --Shak.
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Why should he desire to have qualities infused into
his son which himself never possessed? --Swift.
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3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed
by with.
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Infuse his breast with magnanimity. --Shak.
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Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak.
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4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the
propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
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One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces
of warm water. --Coxe.
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5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture;
to saturate. [R.] --Bacon.
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