Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Infuse

Infuse , transitive verb

[Latin infusus, past participle of infundere to pour in or into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: compare French infuser. See Found to cast.]

1.
To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.
That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse. — Denham
2.
To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.
That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the trunks of men. — Shakespeare
Why should he desire to have qualities infused into his son which himself never possessed? — Swift
3.
To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed by with.
Infuse his breast with magnanimity. — Shakespeare
Infusing him with self and vain conceit. — Shakespeare
4.
To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.
One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces of warm water. — Coxe
5.
To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture; to saturate. [Rare] — Bacon

Infuse , noun

Infusion. [Obsolete] — Spenser