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transfuse
trans·fuse [ transs fyz ] (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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