Infusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfjˈuːʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfjˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfjˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnfjˈuːʒən/.

Examples

the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extract

Parts of Speech

noun	a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
noun	the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
noun	(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
noun	the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality “the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent”

Word Forms

extract	verb	obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
infuse	verb	undergo the process of infusion

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

infusión

una solución obtenida al remojar o remojar una sustancia (generalmente en agua)

🇮🇹Italian

infusione

una soluzione ottenuta immergendo o immergendo una sostanza (solitamente in acqua)

🇳🇱Dutch

infusie

een oplossing die wordt verkregen door een substantie te weken of te laten weken (meestal in water)

🇵🇹Portuguese

infusão

uma solução obtida por imersão ou imersão de uma substância (geralmente em água)

🇷🇺Russian

настой

раствор, полученный путем замачивания или вымачивания вещества (обычно в воде)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आसव

किसी पदार्थ को डुबाकर या भिगोकर प्राप्त किया जाने वाला घोल (आमतौर पर पानी में)

🇧🇩Bengali

আধান

একটি পদার্থ খাড়া বা ভিজিয়ে প্রাপ্ত একটি সমাধান (সাধারণত জলে)

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்செலுத்துதல்

ஒரு பொருளை ஊறவைப்பதன் மூலம் அல்லது ஊறவைப்பதன் மூலம் பெறப்பட்ட தீர்வு (பொதுவாக தண்ணீரில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

కషాయం

ఒక పదార్థాన్ని నిటారుగా లేదా నానబెట్టడం ద్వారా పొందిన పరిష్కారం (సాధారణంగా నీటిలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

ओतणे

पदार्थ भिजवून किंवा भिजवून मिळवलेले समाधान (सामान्यतः पाण्यात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરણા

પદાર્થને પલાળીને અથવા પલાળીને મેળવવામાં આવેલું સોલ્યુશન (સામાન્ય રીતે પાણીમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ದ್ರಾವಣ

ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನೀರಿನಲ್ಲಿ) ಅದ್ದಿದ ಅಥವಾ ನೆನೆಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಪಡೆದ ಪರಿಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻഫ്യൂഷൻ

ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം (സാധാരണയായി വെള്ളത്തിൽ) കുതിർത്ത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കുതിർക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പരിഹാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਵੇਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਿੱਚ) ਭਿੱਜ ਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਭਿੱਜ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੱਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

ادخال

ایک حل جو کسی مادے کو کھڑا کرکے یا بھگو کر حاصل کیا جاتا ہے (عام طور پر پانی میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

输液

通过浸泡或浸泡物质（通常在水中）获得的溶液

🇯🇵Japanese

点滴

物質（通常は水）を浸すか浸すことによって得られる溶液

🇰🇷Korean

주입

물질을 (보통 물에) 담그거나 담가서 얻은 용액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

truyền dịch

một dung dịch thu được bằng cách ngâm hoặc ngâm một chất (thường là trong nước)

🇹🇭Thai

การแช่

สารละลายที่ได้จากการแช่หรือแช่สาร (มักอยู่ในน้ำ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

infusi

larutan yang diperoleh dengan merendam atau merendam suatu zat (biasanya dalam air)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbubuhos

isang solusyon na nakuha sa pamamagitan ng pag-steeping o pagbababad ng isang substance (karaniwan ay sa tubig)

🇲🇾Malay

infusi

larutan yang diperoleh dengan merendam atau merendam bahan (biasanya dalam air)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التسريب

محلول يتم الحصول عليه عن طريق نقع أو نقع مادة (عادة في الماء)

🇮🇷Persian

تزریق

محلولی که از خیساندن یا خیساندن یک ماده (معمولاً در آب) به دست می آید.

🇹🇷Turkish

infüzyon

bir maddenin (genellikle suda) demlenmesi veya ıslatılmasıyla elde edilen bir çözelti

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִינפוּזִיָה

תמיסה המתקבלת על ידי טבילה או השריית חומר (בדרך כלל במים)

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