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   infusion

   /ɪnˈfjuːʒn/

   noun

   • 1. a drink, remedy, or extract prepared by soaking tea leaves or herbs in liquid: "a strong rosemary infusion"
   • ▪ the process of preparing an infusion.
   • 2. the introduction of a new element or quality into something: "the infusion of $6.3 million for improvements"
   • 3. the slow injection of a substance into a vein or tissue: "a four-hour intravenous infusion"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the pouring in of a liquid): from Latin infusio(n-), from the verb infundere (see infuse).

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