| Pronunciation: | | trans'fyooz
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| Matching Terms: | | transfusible, transfusion, transfusion reaction, transfusive
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- [v] give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
- [v] treat by cupping
- [v] pour out of one vessel into another
- [v] impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
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| | Synonyms: | | cup, instill |
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| | See Also: | | add, administer, bestow, breathe, bring, care for, contribute, dispense, impart, lend, pour, treat |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
3. To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be instilled
or imbibed; as, to transfuse a spirit of patriotism into a
man; to transfuse a love of letters.
Into thee such virtue and grace Immense I have
transfused. --Milton.
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