as in suffuses
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
parents who infuse their children with strong moral values
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Recent Examples of infuses
Craft cocktails and mocktails are from beverage director Lisa Brown, using ingredients with relevance to Africa and the Caribbean, like a Birds of Paradise cocktail that infuses ginger and hibiscus with East African honey wine.
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Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Fingerling potatoes add heft and body to the chowder, while half-and-half or heavy cream infuses every bite with creamy richness.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
While the joy of the wedding barely conceals an undercurrent of pain, that scene infuses the film with a jolt of energy, helping the viewer to exhale for the first time.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 May 2026
This new Chinese luxury hotel brand infuses a sense of local culture that many of the international names in the city lack.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Ballroom culture infuses all aspects of the show, including a parade of costumes, ranging from contemporary neon getups to sumptuous evening gowns and glittering headdresses.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
There’s something irresistible about the way the mellow yet aromatic garlic infuses the butter, which melts into many crumbs and corners of the bread.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
The style comes in four colorways, but the amber in particular infuses something retro and artistic.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Fresh raspberries are mixed into this pound cake's batter, and Earl Grey tea infuses it with floral and citrus notes.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Fingerling potatoes add heft and body to the chowder, while half-and-half or heavy cream infuses every bite with creamy richness.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 22 May 2026
While the joy of the wedding barely conceals an undercurrent of pain, that scene infuses the film with a jolt of energy, helping the viewer to exhale for the first time.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 20 May 2026
This new Chinese luxury hotel brand infuses a sense of local culture that many of the international names in the city lack.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
Ballroom culture infuses all aspects of the show, including a parade of costumes, ranging from contemporary neon getups to sumptuous evening gowns and glittering headdresses.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
There’s something irresistible about the way the mellow yet aromatic garlic infuses the butter, which melts into many crumbs and corners of the bread.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2026
The style comes in four colorways, but the amber in particular infuses something retro and artistic.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Fresh raspberries are mixed into this pound cake's batter, and Earl Grey tea infuses it with floral and citrus notes.
—Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuses
suffuses
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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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