infus

a. (Zool.) Darkened with a blackish tinge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of darkening, or state of being dark; darkness; obscurity. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infused p. pr. & vb. n. Infusing. ] [ L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See Found to cast. ] 1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed. [ 1913 Webster ]

That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce. [ 1913 Webster ]

That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessed? Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Infuse his breast with magnanimity. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Infusing him with self and vain conceit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak. [ 1913 Webster ]

One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. Coxe. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Infusion. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, infuses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Infuse. ] Capability of being infused, poured in, or instilled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. in- not + fusibility: cf. F. infusibilité. ] Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or dissolved; as, the infusibility of carbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + fusible: cf. F. infusible. ] Not fusible; incapable or difficult of fusion, or of being dissolved or melted. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

The best crucibles are made of Limoges earth, which seems absolutely infusible. Lavoisier (Trans. ). [ 1913 Webster ]