Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-FUSE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. infuser, from L. infusus, infundo, to pour in; in and fundo, to pour.]

1. To pour in, as a liquid. That strong Circean liquor cease t' infuse. – Denham.
2. To instill, as principles or qualities. Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son, which himself never possessed? Swift.
3. To pour in or instill, as into the mind. Infuse into young minds a noble ardor.
4. To introduce; as, to infuse Gallicisms into a composition.
5. To inspire with; as, to infuse the breast with magnanimity. [Not used.] – Shak.
6. To steep in liquor without boiling, for the purpose of extracting medicinal qualities. One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. – Coxe.
7. To make an infusion with an ingredient. [Not used.] – Bacon.