Infusion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʒən

Origin

From Old French infusion, from Latin infusio ("a pouring into, a wetting, a dyeing, a flow"), from infundo

Full definition of infusion

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.
• 1602 : William Shakespeare, , act V scene 1... 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.
4. (obsolete) The act of dipping into a fluid.