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to infuse

to infuse

37 4.6
Fill someone or something with a feeling like confidence
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈfjuz/
translation icon : infundir
  • There are social and religious elements that infuse their literary theory.
  • infuse a curriculum
  • infuse technology
  • infuse engineering

And so the topic of race has been infused into all of those discussions.

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Examples

  • However, these guides and curricula do not infuse a strength-based approach into the interventions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Infuse him with your strength.

  • We believe that a similar spirit should infuse proposals to change the law firm professional development model.

    Academic text (2017)
  • New teachers must have an eye for assessment and infuse active learning in all that they do.

    Academic text (2011)
  • If this be the case, you can infuse ordinary objects with magical energy.

  • Finally, work with teachers to infuse the technology into a standards-based lesson.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And so the topic of race has been infused into all of those discussions.

  • Positive attitudes must be infused in pupil thinking so that he or she can do mathematics well.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A planet infused with the same energy that transformed these survivors and potentially could transform our military capabilities.

  • She decided to infuse the presentation with new ideas to make it more engaging.

Synonyms

to plant
vsto infuse
108 6.4

To put an idea or feeling into someone's mind so it stays there

is broader and does not require a deliberate act to make it firm
to embed
vsto infuse
88 4.8

Fix firmly inside another material so it becomes part of it

is about filling or influencing rather than physically fixing into a mass
to instill
vsto infuse
  • US
71 4.8

To gradually make someone feel, believe, or value something

is about filling without implying gradual development
to inject
vsto infuse
62 3.9

Add a new idea or quality to something

is about filling or making something full rather than just adding new elements
to engender
vsto infuse
  • Formal
26 6.9

To make a feeling or situation start

is about filling something with a quality rather than merely causing it to exist
to imbue
vsto infuse
22 6.9

To fill a person or thing with a particular quality

is the common neutral alternative used in everyday language
to impart
vsto infuse
17 4.8

To give a quality or feeling to something

is about filling more fully rather than simply giving
to implant
vsto infuse
16 5.7

Put a strong idea or belief into someone's mind

is less focused on deep permanent fixation and more on general filling
to impregnate
vsto infuse
1 7.4

To fill something with a strong smell or feeling

is similar but does not imply complete saturation or physical filling
to transfuse
vsto infuse
1 7.3

To give people a feeling or idea over time

is more general and not limited to gradual transfer into people or groups
to tincture
vsto infuse
  • Literature
1 8.4

To add a small amount of a feeling or color to something

is stronger or more direct, not only a subtle influence
to inspirited
vsto infuse
  • Archaic
7.4

To make someone feel brave and excited

is broader and applies to any quality, feeling, or idea

Antonyms

1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

198 3.2

To take something important away from someone or stop them having it

How Strongly

to saturate
55 5.2
to pervade
22 6.7
to imbue
22 6.9
to infuse
37 4.6
to instill
  • US
71 4.8

Surface Forms

infuse infinitive
infused past
infused past participle
infusing present participle
infuses third person singular

Morphology

infuse = fuse (semi-transparent) = in + fuse

The sense 'to instill or fill with a quality' is a figurative extension of 'pour into'; the components are visible but the shift to abstract 'instill' reduces predictability for learners.

Etymology

Infuse comes from the Latin infundere, with in- 'into' and fundere 'to pour', a root you also see in fusion. So to infuse someone with confidence is like 'pouring' that feeling into them, filling them from the inside.