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transfuse

verb · 7 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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Pronunciation

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  • /tɹænsˈfjuːz/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːz
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE0 N S F Y UW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To administer a transfusion of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To pour liquid from one vessel into another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To diffuse or permeate through something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: administer, dispense

5

verb

Meaning 5

treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cup

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: treat, care for

6

verb

Meaning 6

pour out of one vessel into another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pour

7

verb

Meaning 7

impart gradually

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Her presence instilled faith into the children
  • transfuse love of music into the students

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: instill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring

Narrower terms: breathe

History

Etymology

From trans- + fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour, to melt”). By surface analysis, trans- + fuse.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: köçürmək — administer a transfusion
  • Bulgarian: преливам (prelivam) — administer a transfusion
  • German: transfundieren — administer a transfusion
  • Azerbaijani: köçürmək — transfuse (all senses)
  • Bulgarian: преливам (prelivam) — transfuse (all senses)
  • French: transfuser — transfuse (all senses)
  • Ido: transfuzar — transfuse (all senses)
  • Norwegian: transfundere — transfuse (all senses)
  • Spanish: transfundir — transfuse (all senses)