"infuse" meaning in English

See infuse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈfjuz/ Audio: en-us-infuse.ogg [US] Forms: infuse [canonical], infuses [third-person, singular], infused [past], infused [past, participle], infusing [present, participle]
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  1. If you infuse A into B, you soak A in B to extract the flavour or healing properties.
    Sense id: simple-infuse-en-verb-EPLKQc~b
     
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