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How does the verb infuse differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of infuse are imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven, and suffuse. While all these words mean "to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout," infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.

new members infused enthusiasm into the club

When could imbue be used to replace infuse?

While the synonyms imbue and infuse are close in meaning, imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being.

imbue students with intellectual curiosity

In what contexts can ingrain take the place of infuse?

Although the words ingrain and infuse have much in common, ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait.

clung to ingrained habits

When is inoculate a more appropriate choice than infuse?

The meanings of inoculate and infuse largely overlap; however, inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.

an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas

When can leaven be used instead of infuse?

The synonyms leaven and infuse are sometimes interchangeable, but leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality.

a serious play leavened with comic moments

When would suffuse be a good substitute for infuse?

While in some cases nearly identical to infuse, suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality.

a room suffused with light

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of infuse What’s unique about Tasovská’s approach is that the entire film is composed of Jarcovjáková’s photographs, infusing her artistic spirit into every frame. Matt Minton, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026 What resulted was a futuristic score infused with sounds from the ’80s. Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026 And what better brand to help infuse fresh styles into your regular rotation than good ole Abercrombie & Fitch? Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026 However, Pivetta, who can opt out after the upcoming season, isn’t the only potential pending free agent for a team hoping to infuse its roster with more club control. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuse
Verb
  • Rafiq suspected that the anxiety suffusing the market had made any pickpockets unlikely to be scoping out potential shoppers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The film draws power from the subtle specificity; Børsum’s voice, low and knowing, comes suffused with an ineffable meaning.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For Martinez, the heart of the play lies in connection, honesty, and the truth Lopez has imbued in the characters’ lives.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His grandparents imbued his childhood with tales about the strip of land at the center of a Cherokee town built by their ancestors more than 1,000 years ago.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • To enhance curb appeal, Rhodes recommends investing between $1,000 to $3,000 to remove dead plants, trim overgrown shrubs, spread grass seed, and add a layer of new mulch.
    Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The proposals under consideration will determine whether businesses invest and create jobs, whether opportunity grows or stagnates, whether residents stay or look elsewhere, and how Maryland stacks up against Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
    Mary D. Kane, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Infuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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