TRANSFUSE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

transfuse

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfyüz

Definition of transfuse

as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students

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as in to penetrate

to spread throughout light transfused the room as the sun rose

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Recent Examples of transfuse In the first eight months of Fort Worth’s blood program, paramedics have transfused more than 150 units of blood into 140 patients, according to data as of mid-December. — Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 Blood has been transfused from one greatest player to the next over multiple generations, and Cam is next in line. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly. — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 In the United States, doctors transfuse more than 14 million units of blood each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for transfuse

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Verb

The aircraft also transmitted emergency signals during the incident.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
The aircraft transmitted an emergency alert during the flight, according to publicly available flight-tracking information.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of transmit

Verb

Advanced blue-green optical communications penetrate the water column to communicate with submerged submarines without requiring them to deploy compromise-prone antennas.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
This radiation does not penetrate the living tissue like longer-wavelength UV radiation.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of penetrate

Verb

Autumn marks the beginning of the annual flu season, when more people begin to congregate indoors and viruses spread faster.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The predominant suites—all of which have generous outdoor space—are spread across four buildings whose Indonesian names translate to mountain, hill, plateau and valley.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

Its winner, whether filmmaker or rights holder, will give the platform an exclusive license to show the film for a limited period.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Intense sound effects—such as the exceptionally long reverberation and echoes inside the Blue Demon tomb—gave a dramatic soundtrack to this intense, immersive experience.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of give

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With artificial intelligence permeating nearly every aspect of life, therapists are seeing more people expressing anxiety about the technology.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
Two years later, politics had permeated our homes, our friendships, our classrooms, our morgues.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of permeate

Verb

What happens next is conveyed almost entirely through flashbacks to dinners that weren’t interesting enough to become full scenes.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
The goal was to convey support to the transgender community regardless of the results on Amendment 3, said Robert Fischer, the group’s spokesperson.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of convey

Verb

Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Kotlikoff acknowledged frustration that Cornell has not communicated enough, saying that has led to distrust.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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