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   Infuse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infused ; p. pr. & vb. n. Infusing.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See Found to cast.]
   To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
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   That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse.
   Denham.
   
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   To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
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   That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men.
   Shak.
   
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   Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessed?
   Swift.
   
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   To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
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   Infuse his breast with magnanimity.
   Shak.
   
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   Infusing him with self and vain conceit.
   Shak.
   
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   To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
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   One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water.
   Coxe.
   
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   To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [R.]
   Bacon.
   
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   Infuse, n. Infusion. [Obs.]
   Spenser.
   
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