infusion
noun/ɪnˈfjuːʒn/
/ɪnˈfjuːʒn/
- [countable, uncountable] infusion of something (into something) (formal) the act of adding something to something else in order to make it stronger or more successful
- a cash infusion into the business
- an infusion of new talent into science education
- The company needs an infusion of new blood (= new employees with new ideas).
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- [countable] a drink or medicine made by leaving herbs, etc. in hot water
- an infusion of camomile
- [countable, uncountable] (medical) an act of slowly putting a drug or other substance into a person’s vein; the drug that is used in this wayTopics Healthcarec2
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the pouring in of a liquid): from Latin infusio(n-), from the verb infundere, from in- ‘into’ + fundere ‘pour’.
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