inculcate, instill, infuse (verb)

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

"inculcate values into the young generation"

impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture (verb)

fill, as with a certain quality

"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

infuse (verb)

undergo the process of infusion

"the mint tea is infusing"

steep, infuse (verb)

let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

"steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"

infuse (verb)

introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes

"Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals"

infuse (Verb)

To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.

infuse (Verb)

To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).

infuse (Verb)

To instill as a quality.

infuse (Verb)

To undergo infusion.

infuse (Verb)

To tincture.

infuse (Verb)

To saturate.

infuse

Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called steeping). An infusion is also the name for the resultant liquid. The process of infusion is distinct from both decoction—a method of extraction involving boiling the plant material—and percolation, in which water is passed through the material (as in a coffeemaker).