Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb transfuse

4 senses of transfuse

Sense 1
instill, transfuse -- (impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students")
       => lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring -- (bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program")

Sense 2
transfuse -- (pour out of one vessel into another)
       => pour -- (cause to run; "pour water over the floor")

Sense 3
cup, transfuse -- (treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin)
       => treat, care for -- (provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics")

Sense 4
transfuse -- (give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to)
       => administer, dispense -- (give or apply (medications))

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