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transfretation |
transfrete |
transfuge |
transfugitive |
transfund |
transfuse
| transfusible
| transfusion
| transfusion reaction
| transfusive
| transgender
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transfuse
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb transfuse has 4 senses
- transfuse(v = verb.possession) instill - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" is one way to add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend
- transfuse(v = verb.motion) Array - pour out of one vessel into another; Array is one way to pour
- transfuse(v = verb.body) cup - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin; Array is one way to care for, treat
- transfuse(v = verb.body) Array - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to; Array is one way to administer, dispense
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Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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Derived form noun transfusion1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
transfuse, v. t. [L. transfusus, p. p. of transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See Transfund.].
- To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by pouring. [1913 Webster]
- To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries of one man or animal to those of another. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"Into thee such virtue and grace
Immense I have transfused." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
transfuse, v.tr.
1 permeate (purple dye transfused the water; was transfused with gratitude).
2 a transfer (blood) from one person or animal to another. b inject (liquid) into a blood-vessel to replace lost fluid.
3 cause (fluid etc.) to pass from one vessel etc. to another.
1 permeate (purple dye transfused the water; was transfused with gratitude).
2 a transfer (blood) from one person or animal to another. b inject (liquid) into a blood-vessel to replace lost fluid.
3 cause (fluid etc.) to pass from one vessel etc. to another.
Derivative
transfusion n.
Etymology
ME f. L transfundere transfus- (as TRANS-, fundere pour)
THESAURUS
transfuse
assign, bespread, besprinkle, bleed, breathe, brew, carry over, charge, color, communicate, consign, crawl with, creep with, cup, decoct, deliver, deport, diffuse, disseminate, dredge, dye, entincture, expel, export, extend throughout, extradite, fill, flavor, give a transfusion, hand forward, hand on, hand over, honeycomb, imbrue, imbue, impart, import, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, instill, interfuse, interpenetrate, leave no void, leaven, leech, let blood, make over, metastasize, metathesize, occupy, overrun, overspread, overswarm, pass, pass on, pass over, pass the buck, penetrate, percolate, perfuse, permeate, pervade, phlebotomize, relay, run through, saturate, season, spread, steep, suffuse, swarm with, switch, teem with, temper, tincture, tinge, transfer, transfer property, translate, translocate, transmit, transplace, transplant, transpose, turn overROGET THESAURUS
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Mixture
VB mix, join, combine, commix, immix, intermix, mix up with, mingle, commingle, intermingle, bemingle, shuffle, pound together, hash up, stir up, knead, brew, impregnate with, interlard, intertwine, interweave, associate with, miscegenate, be mixed, get among, be entangled with, instill, imbue, infuse, suffuse, transfuse, infiltrate, dash, tinge, tincture, season, sprinkle, besprinkle, attemper, medicate, blend, cross, alloy, amalgamate, compound, adulterate, sophisticate, infect.Transference
VB transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate, convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry, carry over, ferry over, hand pass, forward, shift, conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach, tote, port, import, export, send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver, ship, embark, waft, shunt, transpose, displace, throw, drag, mail, post, shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.
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