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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of infuse.

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Examples

  • The Yiddish word infuses the basic German denotation -- "person" -- with an almost indefinable connotation.

    Articles 2009

  • Thus, while religion infuses the lives of individual African Americans, one misses the essence of Black Protestantism by focusing only on individualized measures of personal religiosity.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • N|om not only pumps up your sex life, it infuses itself into all daily activities.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • N|om not only pumps up your sex life, it infuses itself into all daily activities.

    The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010

  • Religion infuses the lives of African Americans in a way it does not for most whites.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • When she first encounters Ben, Ms. Peters infuses "Don't Look At Me," with all we have come to love and lament about her stage roles -- the Kewpie doll exclamations, raised eyebrows, pouty lips--but, alas, all her posturing cannot help the character of Sally materialize.

    Martin Maidenberg: So Much To Love, So Much To Regret Martin Maidenberg 2011

  • When she first encounters Ben, Ms. Peters infuses "Don't Look At Me," with all we have come to love and lament about her stage roles -- the Kewpie doll exclamations, raised eyebrows, pouty lips--but, alas, all her posturing cannot help the character of Sally materialize.

    Martin Maidenberg: So Much To Love, So Much To Regret Martin Maidenberg 2011

  • He looks it squarely in the eye, turns it around, peels back the layers, and, ultimately, infuses it with meaning.

    David Suissa: The Meaning Of Death David Suissa 2011

  • The Queens Kickshaw infuses flavors found locally in ethnic cuisine—Brazilian, Greek, Italian—to shake up the childhood staple.

    Grilled Cheese for Grownups Willa Plank 2011

  • He looks it squarely in the eye, turns it around, peels back the layers, and, ultimately, infuses it with meaning.

    David Suissa: The Meaning Of Death David Suissa 2011

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