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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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