infuse



infuse someone with something

to teach someone a body of knowledge or a perspective on a body of knowledge. The schools sought to infuse the children with a sense of history. Children should be infused with a respect for the rights of others.
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infuse something into someone

to instill specific knowledge into a person; to teach someone something very well. The boss infused a lot of company information into the new assistant before she took another job. The teacher infused a lot of knowledge into the students in a short time.
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infuse something into something

to mix something into something. You should infuse this mixture into the tea. The tea was infused into the water very slowly.
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infuse something with something

to make something mix into some liquid. He infused the mixture with a strong solution of soap. The chemical mixture was infused with the other solution.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Watts[wɔts]
PacÍFicapah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
NereusNEER-oos (English), NEER-ee-əs (English)Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
EmeryEM-ə-reeEnglish
Alphege-History
Dionysia-Late Roman