transfuse

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: trans=fuse

CIDE DICTIONARY

transfuse, v. t. [L. transfusus, p. p. of transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See Transfund.].

•  To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by pouring.  [1913 Webster]
•  To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries of one man or animal to those of another.  [1913 Webster]
•  To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be instilled or imbibed; as, to transfuse a spirit of patriotism into a man; to transfuse a love of letters.  [1913 Webster]

  "Into thee such virtue and grace
  Immense I have transfused."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

transfuse, v.tr.
1 permeate (purple dye transfused the water; was transfused with gratitude).
2 a transfer (blood) from one person or animal to another. b inject (liquid) into a blood-vessel to replace lost fluid.
3 cause (fluid etc.) to pass from one vessel etc. to another.

Derivative

transfusion n.

Etymology

ME f. L transfundere transfus- (as TRANS-, fundere pour)

THESAURUS

transfuse

assign, bespread, besprinkle, bleed, breathe, brew, carry over, charge, color, communicate, consign, crawl with, creep with, cup, decoct, deliver, deport, diffuse, disseminate, dredge, dye, entincture, expel, export, extend throughout, extradite, fill, flavor, give a transfusion, hand forward, hand on, hand over, honeycomb, imbrue, imbue, impart, import, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, instill, interfuse, interpenetrate, leave no void, leaven, leech, let blood, make over, metastasize, metathesize, occupy, overrun, overspread, overswarm, pass, pass on, pass over, pass the buck, penetrate, percolate, perfuse, permeate, pervade, phlebotomize, relay, run through, saturate, season, spread, steep, suffuse, swarm with, switch, teem with, temper, tincture, tinge, transfer, transfer property, translate, translocate, transmit, transplace, transplant, transpose, turn over

ROGET THESAURUS

transfuse

Mixture

VB mix, join, combine, commix, immix, intermix, mix up with, mingle, commingle, intermingle, bemingle, shuffle, pound together, hash up, stir up, knead, brew, impregnate with, interlard, intertwine, interweave, associate with, miscegenate, be mixed, get among, be entangled with, instill, imbue, infuse, suffuse, transfuse, infiltrate, dash, tinge, tincture, season, sprinkle, besprinkle, attemper, medicate, blend, cross, alloy, amalgamate, compound, adulterate, sophisticate, infect.

Transference

VB transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate, convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry, carry over, ferry over, hand pass, forward, shift, conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach, tote, port, import, export, send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver, ship, embark, waft, shunt, transpose, displace, throw, drag, mail, post, shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.