infuse

Verb
  1. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions (synset 200607995)
    "inculcate values into the young generation"
    is a type of: drill - teach by repetition
    subtypes: din - instill (into a person) by constant repetition
    same as: inculcate, instill
  2. Fill, as with a certain quality (synset 200499380)
    "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
    is a type of: fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    same as: impregnate, instill, tincture
  3. Undergo the process of infusion (synset 200328464)
    "the mint tea is infusing"
    is a type of: infuse, steep - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
    verb group: infuse, steep - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
  4. Let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse (synset 200328172)
    "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
    is a type of: imbue, soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally
    subtypes:
    same as: steep
    verb group: infuse - undergo the process of infusion
  5. Introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes (synset 200086350)
    "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"
    referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
    is a type of: inject, shoot - give an injection to

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