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Infused

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.

    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.]
    --Bacon.

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infused

vb. (en-past of: infuse)

Usage examples of "infused".

Depthless and clear, the late spring sky spread away in a brilliant blue Dorne brightened by sunlight that infused the warm air and reflected in flashes of silver off the waves.

Even so, he woke in the deep sleep hours of early morning, bathed in starlight and infused by a feeling of uneasiness.

Or was it simply that the magic was so vast and so thoroughly infused that it could not be separated from everything else?

But it was all around, infused in the castle stone, and it came at them from everywhere.

She had infused herself with the feel of the airship, so that she was at one with it and always in control, and she could sense if anything changed.

But he understood the importance of that responsibility and so trained and studied hard, working to prepare himself, to become more adaptable, to be ready for what would happen when he was infused with the sword's power.

Bek was alone, solitary and adrift within himself, buoyed on the back of the magic that infused him.

Even the air that surrounded them was infused with their power and their unpredictability.

He was reacting, and the impetus for what he did came from something both within and without that lacked definition or source, that was like the air he breathed and the cold and damp that infused it—pervasive and all consuming.

The warmth that infused him drew back, and the light that encircled the blade faded.

The warmth of their new environment not yet absorbed into the hull, the room smelled of damp and pitch and was still infused with the feel of the ice and cold they had left on the other side of the Squirm.

It was probably the look on Ryer Ord Star's face that infused him with such uneasiness.

Depthless and clear, the late spring sky spread away in a brilliant blue dome brightened by sunlight that infused the warm air and reflected in flashes of silver off the waves.

But he understood the importance of that responsibility and so trained and studied hard, working to prepare himself, to become more adaptable, to be ready for what would happen when he was infused with the sword’s power.

He was reacting, and the impetus for what he did came from something both within and without that lacked definition or source, that was like the air he breathed and the cold and damp that infused it—pervasive and allconsuming.