1. (

• inculcate ,
• instill ,
• infuse

) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" ;

2. (

• impregnate ,
• infuse ,
• instill ,
• tincture ,

) fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" ;

3. (

• infuse ,

) undergo the process of infusion; "the mint tea is infusing" ;

4. (

• steep ,
• infuse

) let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" ;

5. (

• infuse

) introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes; "Some physiologists infuses sugar solutions into the veins of animals" ;