Infusion
[ɪn'fjuːʒ(ə)n] or [ɪn'fjuʒn]
Definition
(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'.
(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 process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water).
(noun.) a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water).
Inputed by Cole--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.
(v. t.) That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.
(v. t.) The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.
(v. t.) The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues.
(v. t.) The liquid extract obtained by this process.
Checked by Clive
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Introduction, inculcation, instillation.[2]. Infusing, steeping, macerating.[3]. Steeped liquor.
Editor: Maris
Examples
- Reade, were shown at the London institution, which were described to have been produced by an infusion of galls, and fixed with hyposulphite of soda. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- And no matter how much we talk about the infusion of the evolutionary point of view into all of modern thought, when the test is made political practice shows itself almost virgin to the idea. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Her shawl looked particularly like a tea-leaf after long infusion. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Well, there is a pretty fair infusion of Anglo Saxon blood among our slaves, now, said Augustine. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Our political thinking needs the infusion of contemporary insights. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Inputed by Dan