infuse

tr.v., -fused, -fus·ing, -fus·es.

1. To put into or introduce as if by pouring: infused new vigor into the movement.
2. To fill or cause to be filled with something: infused them with a love of the land.
3. To steep or soak without boiling in order to extract soluble elements or active principles.
4. To flavor or scent (a liquid) by steeping ingredients in it: "He would infuse . . . vegetable oil with the pungent taste of scallions" (Nina Simonds).
5. To introduce (a solution) into the body through a vein for therapeutic purposes.

[Middle English infusen, from Old French infuser, from Latin īnfundere, īnfūs- : in-, in; see in-² + fundere, to pour.]

infuser in·fus'er n.

infusion

To extract the flavour from herbs, spices, etc., by steeping them in a liquid, usually by pouring boiling liquid over them, covering them and leaving them to stand without further cooking or heating, as in making tea.

verb

To saturate (something) with a liquid: soak, steep². See dry/wet.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - hælde, gyde, gennemtrænge, afkoge, aftrække

Nederlands (Dutch)
doordrenken, bezielen, ingieten, infuus

Français (French)
v. tr. - insuffler qch à qn, (Culin) faire infuser

Deutsch (German)
v. - einflößen, aufgießen, erfüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενσταλάζω

Italiano (Italian)
versare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - infundir

Русский (Russian)
вливать, внушать, заваривать(чай, травы)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - infundir, hacer una infusión de, verter en

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ingjuta, inge, (låta) dra (om te e.d.), göra infusion på

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
注入, 鼓舞, 泡出味道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 注入, 鼓舞, 泡出味道

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 붓다, 불어넣다, 우려내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 吹き込む, 奮い立たせる, 湯に浸す, 出る, 浸出する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسكب, يصب, يغرس, في, ينفع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שפך, יצק, נחלט, חלט (תה), מילא, החדיר, הספיג, עירה‬

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