TRANSFUSE

transfuse

(verb) give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to

cup, transfuse

(verb) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient’s skin

transfuse

(verb) pour out of one vessel into another

instill, transfuse

(verb) impart gradually; “Her presence instilled faith into the children”; “transfuse love of music into the students”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

transfuse (third-person singular simple present transfuses, present participle transfusing, simple past and past participle transfused)

(transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.

(transitive) To pour liquid from one vessel into another.

(transitive) To diffuse or permeate through something.

Anagrams

• refusants

Source: Wiktionary

Trans*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transfused; p. pr. & vb. n. Transfusing.] Etym: [L. transfusus, p. p. of transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See Transfund.]

1. To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by pouring.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition