Infusing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Infuse \In*fuse"\, 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.]
     1. 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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     2. 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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     3. 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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     4. 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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     5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture;
        to saturate. [R.] --Bacon.
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