infusion

A liquid made by leaving herbs or other ingredients in water to release their flavor or useful substances.

• She drank a warm herbal infusion.
• This infusion has a gentle mint flavor.
• We served three different infusions after dinner.

Similar words: herbal tea

Common phrases: herbal infusion, mint infusion, hot infusion

Leaving a substance in liquid so that its useful parts pass into the liquid.

• Infusion releases flavor from the leaves.
• Allow ten minutes for the infusion of the herbs.
• Cold infusion takes longer than using hot water.

Similar words: steeping

Common phrases: infusion of herbs, cold infusion, infusion time

Giving someone a particular quality, feeling, or ability.

• She needed an infusion of confidence.
• His words brought an infusion of hope to the group.
• They spoke of a sudden infusion of courage into her heart.

How to use it: infusion of something into someone (He described an infusion of courage into the frightened soldiers.)

Similar words: instilling

Common phrases: infusion of courage, infusion of confidence, infusion of hope

Putting something into a liquid so it becomes covered by it.

• The method required infusion in water.
• A brief infusion in the liquid wetted the cloth.
• Repeated infusion in the bath covered the object completely.

Similar words: immersion, dipping

Common phrases: infusion in water, brief infusion