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