transfuse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb impart gradually
  2. verb pour out of one vessel into another
  3. verb treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

Etymology

From trans- + fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour, to melt”). By surface analysis, trans- + fuse.

In classic literature

Synonyms

instill

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