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transfuse
trans·fuse
[
transs fyz
]
(
past and past participle
trans·fused
,
present participle
trans·fus·ing
,
3rd person present singular
trans·fus·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
medicine
give blood to somebody:
to administer blood obtained from one person into the bloodstream of another person
2.
medicine
put fluid into somebody's bloodstream:
to administer a fluid such as saline or plasma into somebody's bloodstream to replace lost fluid
3.
transfer something by pouring:
to pour something from one container into another
(
formal or technical
)
4.
spread throughout something:
to spread throughout something and affect every part of it
[
Early 15th century. < Latin
transfus-
, past participle of
transfundere
"decant, transfer" <
fundere
"pour"
]
trans·fus·a·ble
adjective
trans·fus·er
noun
trans·fu·sive
adjective
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