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infusion

noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːʒən
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F Y UW1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of installing a quality into a person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A giving of money or other resources, typically a large amount, to an organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The act of dipping into a fluid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change of state

8

noun

Meaning 8

(medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: instillation, instillment, instilment

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: extraction

10

noun

Meaning 10

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extract

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: solution

Narrower terms: beef tea, Bovril, black catechu, catechu, pancreatin

History

Etymology

From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: թուրմ (tʻurm) — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Bashkir: төнәтмә (tönətmə) — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Bulgarian: настойка (nastojka) — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Catalan: infusió — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Dutch: infusie — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Finnish: uute — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • French: infusion — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Galician: infusión — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • German: Aufguss — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Latin: decoctum — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Māori: waiuru — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Polish: napar — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Portuguese: infusão — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Romanian: infuzie — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Russian: насто́й (nastój) — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Russian: зава́рка (zavárka) — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Slovene: poparek — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Spanish: infusión — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Tocharian B: kaṣāy — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Welsh: trwyth — a product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities
  • Bashkir: төнәтеү (tönətew) — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Bulgarian: запарване (zaparvane) — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Catalan: infusió — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Finnish: uuttaminen — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Manx: yn-sheeley — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Polish: zaparzanie — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Romanian: infuzare — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Russian: зава́ривание (zavárivanije) — act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities
  • Bulgarian: вдъхване (vdǎhvane) — act of installing a quality into a person
  • Spanish: infusión — act of installing a quality into a person
  • Bashkir: маныу (manıw) — act of dipping into a fluid
  • Bulgarian: накисване (nakisvane) — act of dipping into a fluid
  • Finnish: kastaminen — act of dipping into a fluid
  • Finnish: nesteensiirto — medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein
  • Finnish: infuusio — medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein
  • German: Infusion — medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein
  • Indonesian: infus — medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein
  • Turkish: infüzyon — medicine: the administration of liquid substances directly into a vein