Verb: transfuse tranz'fyooz
- (medicine) give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
"The doctors transfused the accident victim with several units of blood"
- Pour out of one vessel into another
"The nurse transfused the blood from the bag into the patient's vein"
- Impart gradually
"transfuse love of music into the students";
- instill, instil [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: transfused, transfuses, transfusing
Type of: add, administer, bestow, bring, contribute, dispense, impart, lend, pour
Encyclopedia: Transfuse