infusion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
    extract.
  2. noun the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water)
  3. noun (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
  4. noun the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
    • the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent

WordNet

In*fu"sion noun
Etymology
L. infusio a pouring in: cf. F. infusion. See Infuse, v. t.
Definitions
  1. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling; instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.
    Our language has received innumerable elegancies and improvements from that infusion of Hebraisms. Addison.
  2. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.
    His folly and his wisdom are of his oun growth, not the echo or infusion of other men. Swift.
  3. The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion. Obs. "Baptism by infusion." Jortin.
  4. (Pharmacy) (a) The act or process of steeping or soaking any substance in water in order to extract its virtues. (b) The liquid extract obtained by this process.
    Sips meek infusion of a milder herb. Cowper.

Webster 1913