INFUSE

• (verb) introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes

  "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

• (verb) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

  "steep the blossoms in oil", "steep the fruit in alcohol"

  synonyms : steep

• (verb) undergo the process of infusion

  "the mint tea is infusing"

• (verb) fill, as with a certain quality

  "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

  synonyms : impregnate , instill , tincture

• (verb) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

  "inculcate values into the young generation"

  synonyms : inculcate , instill

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