Dictionary

infusion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/

Etymology

From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
   • An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of installing a quality into a person.
4. (countable, uncountable) A giving of money or other resources, typically a large amount, to an organization.
   • He made a number of other changes at the Transit Police, including revamping audio equipment, moving the force to nine-millimeter semiautomatic weapons, and designing new uniforms. These changes were all part of a $40 million infusion into the Transit Police in 1990 from Governor Mario Cuomo. 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:
   • [...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of dipping into a fluid.
6. (countable, uncountable) The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.

Forms

Deriveds

chronoinfusion · coinfusion · microinfusion · chemoinfusion · radioinfusion · infusionism · infusional · postinfusion · overinfusion · autoinfusion · preinfusion · reinfusion · amnioinfusion · superinfusion · propofol infusion syndrome · infusionist

Relateds

infuse

Translations (38)

hy թուրմ (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ru зава́ривание (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · fi uute (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ba төнәтмә (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · pl napar (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · nl infusie (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · bg накисване (act of dipping into a fluid) · bg запарване (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · gv yn-sheeley (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · mi waiuru (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ca infusió (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · de Infusion (medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein) · fr infusion (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ca infusió (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · ro infuzare (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · fi uuttaminen (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · pl zaparzanie (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · gl infusión (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · fi kastaminen (act of dipping into a fluid) · de Aufguss (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ba маныу (act of dipping into a fluid) · cy trwyth (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · txb kaṣāy (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · fi infuusio (medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein) · tr infüzyon (medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein) · ru насто́й (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · es infusión (act of installing a quality into a person) · bg вдъхване (act of installing a quality into a person) · pt infusão (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · bg настойка (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · fi nesteensiirto (medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein) · ba төнәтеү (act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities) · id infus (medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein) · es infusión (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · la decoctum (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ru зава́рка (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · ro infuzie (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities) · sl poparek (a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities)