infusing

verb

1. 1

   To cause to become an element of something; to insert or fill.

2. 2

   To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).

3. 3

   To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill (with).

4. 4

   To instill as a quality.

5. 5

   To undergo infusion.

   “Let it infuse for five minutes.”

6. 6

   To make an infusion with (an ingredient); to tincture; to saturate.

7. 7

   To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.