to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring
Derived forms
transfuser (transˈfuser)
noun
transfusible (transˈfusible) or transfusable (transˈfusable)
adjective
transfusive (transˈfusive)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Latin transfundere to pour out, from trans- + fundere to pour
transfuse in American English
(trænsˈfjuz)
verb transitiveWord forms: transˈfused or transˈfusing
1.
a.
to transfer or transmit by or as by causing to flow or be diffused
b.
to permeate, instill, imbue, infuse, etc.
2. Medicine
a.
to transfer or introduce (blood, blood plasma, saline solution, etc.) into a blood vessel, usually a vein
b.
to give a transfusion to
Derived forms
transfusible (transˈfusible)
adjective
transfusive (transˈfusive) (trænsˈfjʊsɪv)
adjective
Word origin
ME transfusen < L transfusus, pp. of transfundere, to pour from one container into another < trans-, trans- + fundere, to pour: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
Synonyms of 'transfuse'
permeate, pervade, instil, spread over
More Synonyms of transfuse
(verb)
Definition
to transmit or instil
(literary)
Synonyms
permeate
The water will eventually permeate through the surrounding concrete.
pervade
the corruption that pervades every stratum of society
instil
spread over
suffuse
A dull red flash suffused Selby's face.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pervade
Definition
to spread through or throughout (something)
the corruption that pervades every stratum of society