infusion
/ˌɪnˈfjuːʒən/in-FYOO-zhuhn
/ˌɪnˈfjuʒən/in-FYOO-zhuhn
Meaningthe act of infusing
Common meaning: steeping
Other meanings: a drink so made
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- fusto pour out; to melt and castLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 792 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘in, into’ + ‘to pour out’ → infusion
Journey through time
- Latinfundō, fūdī, fūsum‘to pour out’
- Frenchinfuser
- Englishinfuse‘to soak in’
- Englishformed in English from infuseinfusion‘steeping’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from infuse + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INFUSE, p.292 · scan
Roots
- fundō, fūdī, fūsum Latin “to pour out; to melt and cast”
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