infuse
/ˌɪnfˈjuːz/in-FYOOZ
/ˌɪnfˈjuz/in-FYOOZ
Meaningto pour in
Common meaning: to soak in
Other meanings: to fill with a quality
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- fusto pour out; to melt and castLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 792 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘to pour out’ → infuse
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin fundō ‘to pour out; to melt and cast’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fundō, p. 792 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fundō, fūdī, fūsum Latin “to pour out; to melt and cast”
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