infuse-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: fill, permeate

Examples:
Jarring disbelief infused the air on Friday.
Oliver Rousseau, a Depression-era builder, infused the city with rows of romantic homes.
She has infused the campus with her intellectual vigor and bold imagination.

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VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: infuse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: steep

Examples:
Water for black tea should come to a rolling boil before infusing the tea leaves.
I infused the milk with mandarin orange peel and mint leaves.

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VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: infuse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 3: MEDICAL: introduce into the body through a vein

Examples:
Dr. Lamon infused the remedy into a vein in my arm with a butterfly needle and a very large syringe.
When the final bag of stem cells has been infused, the IV tubing should be flushed with saline.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: infuse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5