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Webster 1913 Edition


Infusion

In-fu′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
infusio
a pouring in: cf. F.
infusion
. See
Infuse
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation;
as, the
infusion
of good principles into the mind; the
infusion
of ardor or zeal.
Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements from that
infusion
of Hebraisms.
Addison.
2.
That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.
His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth, not the echo or
infusion
of other men.
Swift.
3.
The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.
[Obs.]
“Baptism by infusion.”
Jortin.
4.
(Pharmacy)
(a)
The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its active principles.
(b)
The liquid extract obtained by this process.
Sips meek
infusion
of a milder herb.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition


Infusion

INFU'SION

,
Noun.
s as z. The act of pouring in or instilling; instillation; as the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.
1.
Suggestion; whisper.
His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth,not the echo on infusion of other men.
2.
In pharmacy, the process of steeping in liquor, an operation by which the medicinal qualities of plants may be extracted by a liquor without boiling.
3.
The liquor in which plants are steeped, and which is impregnated with their virtues or qualities.

Definition 2024


infusión

infusión

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Spanish

Noun

infusión f (plural infusiones)

  1. tea (infusion made from herbs)
  2. infusion

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