Main Entry: trans·fuse

Pronunciation: \tran(t)s-ˈfyüz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): trans·fused; trans·fus·ing

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin transfusus, past participle of transfundere, from trans- + fundere to pour — more at found

Date: 15th century

1 a : to cause to pass from one to another : transmit b : to diffuse into or through : permeate <sunlight transfuses the bay>
2 a : to transfer (as blood) into a vein or an artery of a person or animal b : to subject (a patient) to transfusion

— trans·fus·ible or trans·fus·able \-ˈfyü-zə-bəl\ adjective