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infuse

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of infuse

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
  • parents who infuse their children with a strong sense of responsibility to the community
Synonyms of infuse

endue (or indue), imbue, inculcate, ingrain (also engrain), inoculate, invest, steep, suffuse
Words Related to infuse

animate, charge, enliven, invigorate, leaven

implant, instill, plant

impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate

deluge, drown, fill, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge
Near Antonyms of infuse

deprive, divest, strip

clear, empty

eliminate, remove, take away

Synonym Discussion of infuse

infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout. infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.
    • new members infused enthusiasm into the club
suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality.
    • a room suffused with light
imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being.
    • imbue students with intellectual curiosity
ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait.
    • clung to ingrained habits
inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.
    • an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas
leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality.
    • a serious play leavened with comic moments

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