transfuse

[ trans-fyooz ]
/ trænsˈfyuz /
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verb (used with object), trans·fused, trans·fus·ing.

to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill: to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.
to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
Medicine/Medical.
  1. to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
  2. to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
Archaic. to pour from one container into another.

Origin of transfuse

1375–1425; late Middle English transfusen < Latin trānsfūsus, past participle of trānsfundere to transfer by pouring. See trans-, fuse2

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Words nearby transfuse

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Words related to transfuse

suffuse, permeate, clog, impregnate, burden, afflict, ram, pile, freight, instill, imbue, crowd, pervade, cram, fill, lade, cumber, heap, commit, penetrate

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British Dictionary definitions for transfuse

transfuse
/ (trænsˈfjuːz) /

verb (tr)

to permeate or infuse a blush transfused her face
  1. to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel
  2. to give a transfusion to (a patient)
rare to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring

Derived forms of transfuse

transfuser, noun transfusible or transfusable, adjective transfusive, adjective

Word Origin for transfuse

C15: from Latin transfundere to pour out, from trans- + fundere to pour

Medical definitions for transfuse

transfuse
[ trăns-fyōōz′ ]

v.

To administer a transfusion of or to.

Other words from transfuse

trans•fus′a•ble adj.