infuse
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculcate values into the young generation
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- inculcation derivation
Sense 2 verb
fill, as with a certain quality
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
Types & categories
- fill hypernym
Related & opposite
- infusion derivation
Sense 3 verb
undergo the process of infusion
the mint tea is infusing
Types & categories
- steep hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
steep the blossoms in oil
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Sense 5 verb
introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes
Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals
Types & categories
- inject hypernym
Related & opposite
- infusion derivation
- practice of medicine domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inculcation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | drill |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | din |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | infusion |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fill |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | infusion |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | steep |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | steep |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | steeper |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | infuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | imbue |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | marinade |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | decoct |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | infuse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | draw |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | infusion |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | practice of medicine |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | inject |