transfusing

verb

present participle of transfuse
1
as in transmitting
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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2
as in suffusing
to spread throughout light transfused the room as the sun rose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transfusing
  1. transmitting
  2. suffusing
  3. spreading
  4. penetrating
  5. giving
  6. permeating
  7. conveying
Verb
  • Identifying which item at Taco Bell is transmitting cyclospora is the challenge.
    — Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But Nia showed a talent for transmitting the scene’s legacy and ethos to a bigger, younger audience while pushing the envelope with her own sound, appearing current while earning crucial co-signs from scene elders like Goldie, DJ Die, and Randall.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of transmitting
Verb
  • After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Definition of suffusing
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  • Swells generated by Bertha will continue spreading westward along the northern Gulf Coast during the next few days.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • But since the team first rolled out the tactic in early July, the idea may be spreading.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of spreading
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  • While at her home, Tate is accused of putting his arm around her neck and placing her in a chokehold without her consent, penetrating her between bouts of unconsciousness over several hours.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Ho also said Celeste bore two significant penetrating injuries — one wound to her abdomen, which passed through the diaphragm and injured the liver, and the other penetrated the left side of her chest, damaging ribs and entered the chest cavity.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Definition of penetrating
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  • The loss dropped the A’s to 45-63 and 10 games out of both the American League West lead and the final AL Wild Card spot, while giving the red-hot Red Sox (56-51) no worse than a split of the four-game series ahead of Thursday’s finale.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Head coach Andy Reid and Mahomes could be seen giving Royals instruction after the play.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of giving
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  • Instead of going home that night, Wilber found himself back in bed 23 of the detention center — his bond denied — trying to ignore a nasty odor permeating his 14-person cell.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • During the interview, Burgum also said the green algae that was permeating the pool has now been fixed, thanks to nanobubbler technology that pumps tiny ozone bubbles into the water to damage algae’s cells.
    — Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026
Definition of permeating
Verb
  • But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Then there are loaves that look like the picture of health, conveying a sense of healthfulness with their dark coloration and crusts covered with inviting tidbits.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
Definition of conveying
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“Transfusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfusing. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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