Infuse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

fill, as with a certain quality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfjˈuːz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfjˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfjˈuːz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnfjˈuːz/.

Examples

inculcate values into the young generation
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
the mint tea is infusing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impregnate steep inculcate tincture instill

Parts of Speech

verb	teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions “inculcate values into the young generation”
verb	fill, as with a certain quality “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”
verb	undergo the process of infusion “the mint tea is infusing”
verb	let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse “steep the blossoms in oil”
verb	introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes “Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals”

Word Forms

inculcation	noun	teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
instilling	noun	teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
infusion	noun	the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
steeper	noun	a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einflößen

Lehren und beeindrucken Sie durch häufige Wiederholungen oder Ermahnungen

🇫🇷French

infuser

enseigner et impressionner par des répétitions ou des remontrances fréquentes

🇪🇸Spanish

infundir

Enseñar e impresionar mediante repeticiones o amonestaciones frecuentes.

🇮🇹Italian

infondere

insegnare e impressionare con frequenti ripetizioni o ammonizioni

🇳🇱Dutch

infuseren

onderricht en maak indruk door veelvuldige herhalingen of vermaningen

🇵🇹Portuguese

infundir

ensinar e impressionar por meio de repetições ou advertências frequentes

🇷🇺Russian

вселить

учить и впечатлять частыми повторениями или наставлениями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पानी में डालना

बार-बार दोहराव या चेतावनी से सिखाएं और प्रभावित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আধান করা

ঘন ঘন পুনরাবৃত্তি বা উপদেশ দ্বারা শেখান এবং প্রভাবিত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்செலுத்துகின்றன

அடிக்கடி திரும்பத் திரும்ப அல்லது அறிவுரைகள் மூலம் கற்பிக்கவும் கவரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నింపు

తరచుగా పునరావృత్తులు లేదా ఉపదేశాల ద్వారా బోధించండి మరియు ఆకట్టుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बिंबवणे

वारंवार पुनरावृत्ती किंवा सूचना करून शिकवा आणि प्रभावित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેડવું

વારંવાર પુનરાવર્તન અથવા સલાહ દ્વારા શીખવો અને પ્રભાવિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಂಬಿಸು

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಉಪದೇಶಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಕಲಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಬೀರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്നിവേശിപ്പിക്കുക

പതിവ് ആവർത്തനങ്ങളിലൂടെയോ ഉപദേശങ്ങളിലൂടെയോ പഠിപ്പിക്കുകയും മതിപ്പുളവാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

注入

通过频繁的重复或警告来教导和留下深刻印象

🇯🇵Japanese

注入する

頻繁な繰り返しや忠告によって教え、感銘を与える

🇰🇷Korean

불어 넣다

자주 반복하거나 훈계하여 가르치고 감동시키십시오.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

truyền vào

dạy và gây ấn tượng bằng cách lặp lại hoặc nhắc nhở thường xuyên

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่

สอนและสร้างความประทับใจด้วยการกล่าวซ้ำๆ หรือตักเตือนบ่อยๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menanamkan

mengajar dan mengesankan dengan pengulangan atau teguran yang sering

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-infuse

magturo at magpahanga sa pamamagitan ng madalas na pag-uulit o paalala

🇲🇾Malay

infusi

mengajar dan menarik perhatian dengan pengulangan atau teguran yang kerap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لبث

التدريس والإعجاب بالتكرار أو التحذيرات المتكررة

🇮🇷Persian

تزریق کنند

با تکرارها یا پندهای مکرر آموزش دهید و تحت تاثیر قرار دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

aşılamak

sık tekrarlar veya öğütlerle öğretin ve etkileyin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להחדיר

ללמד ולהרשים על ידי חזרות או אזהרות תכופות

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