Infusion Meaning
/ɪnˈfjuːʒən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
nounThe act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
Sentence Examples
I drank an herbal infusion.
The infusion is stored in a cool place for no more than three days.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse prepared a medical ____ of herbs for the patient's treatment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient needed an ____ of fluids to help him recover from his severe dehydration.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English infusioun, from Old French infusion, from Latin infusio, infusionem (“a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow”), from infundo.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He made a number of other changes at the Transit Police, including revamping audio equipment, moving the force to nine-millimeter semiautomatic weapons, and designing new uniforms. These changes were all part of a $40 million infusion into the Transit Police in 1990 from Governor Mario Cuomo."
— 2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order:
"[...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more."
— c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nurse prepared a medical ____ of herbs for the patient's treatment.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient needed an ____ of fluids to help him recover from his severe dehydration.