Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transfuse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transfuse \Trans*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transfused}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transfusing}.] [L. transfusus, p. p. of
transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See {Transfund}.]
1. To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to
transfer by pouring.
2. (Med.) To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries
of one man or animal to those of another.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transfuse
v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the
children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
[syn: {instill}]
2: pour out of one vessel into another
3: treat by cupping [syn: {cup}]
4: give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
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