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infuse
Overview of verb infuse
The verb infuse has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. inculcate, instill, infuse -- (teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation")
2. impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture -- (fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide")
3. infuse -- (undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing")
4. steep, infuse -- (let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol")
5. infuse -- (introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals")
Antonyms of verb infuse
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb infuse
5 senses of infuse
Sense 1
inculcate, instill, infuse
=> drill
=> teach, learn, instruct
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 3
infuse
=> steep, infuse
=> soak, imbue
=> impregnate, saturate
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
steep, infuse
=> soak, imbue
=> impregnate, saturate
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 5
infuse
=> inject, shoot
=> administer, dispense
=> treat, care for
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb infuse
2 of 5 senses of infuse
Sense 1
inculcate, instill, infuse
=> din
Sense 4
steep, infuse
=> marinade, marinate
=> decoct
=> infuse
=> draw
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb infuse
5 senses of infuse
Sense 1
inculcate, instill, infuse
=> drill
Sense 2
impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
=> fill, fill up, make full
Sense 3
infuse
=> steep, infuse
Sense 4
steep, infuse
=> soak, imbue
Sense 5
infuse
=> inject, shoot
'Cause To' of verb infuse
Derived Forms of verb infuse
3 of 5 senses of infuse
Sense 2
impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
RELATED TO>(noun) infusion#4
=> infusion
Sense 3
infuse
RELATED TO>(noun) infusion#2
=> infusion
Sense 5
infuse
RELATED TO>(noun) infusion#3
=> infusion
Domain of verb infuse
1 of 5 senses of infuse
Sense 5
infuse
TOPIC>(noun) medicine#3, practice of medicine#1
Domain Terms of verb infuse
Familiarity of verb infuse
infuse used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb infuse
5 senses of infuse
Sense 1
inculcate, instill, infuse
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
infuse
*> Something ----s
Sense 4
steep, infuse
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
infuse
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb infuse
5 senses of infuse
Sense 1
inculcate, instill, infuse
> drill
=> hammer in, drill in, ram down, beat in
=> inculcate, instill, infuse
Sense 2
impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
> fill, fill up, make full
=> clutter, clutter up
=> clog, overload
=> brim
=> farce, stuff
=> stuff
=> pad, bolster
=> people, populate
=> top off
=> heap
=> overfill
=> ink
=> replenish, refill, fill again
=> prime
=> line
=> complete
=> impregnate, saturate
=> impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
=> electrify
=> lubricate, lube
=> surcharge
=> load, lade, laden, load up
=> load, charge
=> deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> stuff
=> pack
Sense 3
infuse
> steep, infuse
=> marinade, marinate
=> decoct
=> infuse
=> draw
Sense 4
steep, infuse
> soak, imbue
=> steep, infuse
=> brew
Sense 5
infuse
> inject, shoot
=> infuse
=> immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb infuse
Sense 3
infuse
=> steep, infuse
Sense 4
steep, infuse
=> soak, imbue
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Sense 1
inculcate, instill, infuse
=> drill
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Sense 2
impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
=> fill, fill up, make full
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Sense 5
infuse
=> inject, shoot
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Grep of verb infuse
infuse
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