infusion

UK /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/ US /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/
noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.

An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.

2

The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.

3

The act of installing a quality into a person.

4

A giving of money or other resources, typically a large amount, to an organization.

He made a number of other changes at the Transit Police, including revamping audio equipment, moving the force to nine-millimeter semiautomatic weapons, and designing new uniforms. These changes were all part of a $40 million infusion into the Transit Police in 1990 from Governor Mario Cuomo.

[...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.

5

The act of dipping into a fluid.

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