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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Transfuse \Trans*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transfused}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transfusing}.] [L. transfusus, p. p. of
transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See {Transfund}.]
1. To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to
transfer by pouring.
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2. (Med.) To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries
of one man or animal to those of another.
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3. To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be instilled
or imbibed; as, to transfuse a spirit of patriotism into a
man; to transfuse a love of letters.
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Into thee such virtue and grace
Immense I have transfused. --Milton.
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