transfuse

[ trans-fyooz ]

verb (used with object)

, trans·fused, trans·fus·ing.

1. to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit; instill:

   to transfuse a love of literature to one's students.

2. to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.
3. Medicine/Medical.
   1. to transfer (blood) into the veins or arteries of a person or animal.
   2. to inject, as a saline solution, into a blood vessel.
4. Archaic. to pour from one container into another.

transfuse

/ trænsˈfjuːz /

verb

1. to permeate or infuse

   a blush transfused her face

2. 1. to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel
   2. to give a transfusion to (a patient)
3. rare.
   to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring

Derived Forms

• transˈfusive, adjective
• transˈfusible, adjective
• transˈfuser, noun

Other Words From

• trans·fuser noun
• trans·fusi·ble trans·fusa·ble adjective
• trans·fu·sive [trans-, fyoo, -siv, -ziv], adjective
• untrans·fused adjective
• untrans·fusi·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfuse¹

1375–1425; late Middle English transfusen < Latin trānsfūsus , past participle of trānsfundere to transfer by pouring. See trans-, fuse ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of transfuse¹

C15: from Latin transfundere to pour out, from trans- + fundere to pour

Example Sentences

Elsewhere a fridge filled with 186 blood bags, labelled with codenames belonging to athletes, was discovered at doctor Eufemiano Fuentes' clinic, along with complex machines to manipulate and transfuse blood.

From BBC

She decided instead to transfuse more units of blood and start pressors, medicines that boost blood pressure.

From Slate

After a couple of dog-dog and dog-calf test runs, he made several attempts to transfuse lamb blood into human patients.

From Slate

Whichever proteins end up being promising, it would be safer to develop a medication than to try to transfuse blood, which would contain other things beside the proteins, said Dr. Tanzi, who was not involved in the new study.

From New York Times

As children we imitated a favorite batting stance, pitching motion or even hairstyle, somehow believing this would miraculously transfuse our heroes’ skill into our circulation.

From New York Times

Related Words

• suffuse