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