1
as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students
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as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
light transfused the room as the sun rose
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Recent Examples of transfuse
Foran said her group has shortages of B-negative and O-negative, which is known as the universal blood type and the most commonly transfused when a patient's blood type is unknown.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The researchers took white blood cells from two girls with the disease, gave their cells the gene for making the missing enzyme, grew them to huge numbers, and transfused them back into the girls.
—Christopher Wills, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The stations extracted valuable plasma from the farmers’ blood and pooled the leftover blood, which was then transfused back into villagers in need of the procedure.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
French doctor Jean-Baptiste Denys started transfusing sheep blood into humans in the late 1600s — and while a few recipients survived, many others died.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2023
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
The researchers took white blood cells from two girls with the disease, gave their cells the gene for making the missing enzyme, grew them to huge numbers, and transfused them back into the girls.
—Christopher Wills, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
The stations extracted valuable plasma from the farmers’ blood and pooled the leftover blood, which was then transfused back into villagers in need of the procedure.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
French doctor Jean-Baptiste Denys started transfusing sheep blood into humans in the late 1600s — and while a few recipients survived, many others died.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2023
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The filing makes clear that the decision by Garland to not release the volume of the report involving the classified documents investigation was recommended by Smith himself when it was transmitted to Garland Tuesday evening.Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Whereas the original model could transmit through a maximum glass gap of 30 mm, the V2 can manage up to 36 mm.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
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The purple shampoo is enriched with hydrolyzed vegetable protein, which has amino acids that penetrate the hair shafts to improve elasticity and prevent breakage.Jenny Berg, Allure, 31 Dec. 2024
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Since Eddie Howe’s arrival during the 2021-22 season, Newcastle’s main attacking threat has come from the flanks, where the team’s passing combinations aim to put the full-back in a crossing position, find the winger behind the defence, or allow the midfielder to penetrate the opponent’s lines.Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Many celebrities, including Spencer Pratt, Anna Faris, and Adrien Brody, have unfortunately lost their homes due to the rapidly spreading wildfires, with many other Angelenos under evacuation orders.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rapidly spreading wildfires tearing through Los Angeles County Wednesday have destroyed roughly 1,000 structures and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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The little hotel in the lakeside village of the same name on the outskirts of Amsterdam—just 30 minutes by bicycle from the city center—is suffused with angled sunlight that adds to its historic character and slow-living charm.Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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But on race days like this one, the air is suffused with something special.Longreads, Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, Nippon Steel, which is headquartered in Japan, proposed giving the U.S. government direct veto authority over any changes to U.S. Steel's production capacity.Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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But even that was rushed, and the fact that Fox skipped over multiple episodes to give this one to critics as a showcase doesn’t bode well.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
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The lyrics also highlight the struggles against gentrification, colonial legacy, and cultural erosion—a theme that permeates much of his album.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation have little doubt that Monday’s certification of Donald Trump’s presidential election will go smoothly compared to the chaos and violence that permeated the U.S. Capitol four years ago.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2025
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The summons was conveyed by Bhakti Bai, the maid, who called Dev into the kitchen once the dinner plates had been cleared, and placed in his hands a tray of glasses filled with water.Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
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For students navigating the college admissions process, tours are a valuable opportunity to learn about schools in a way that brochures and websites simply can’t convey.Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Inconsistent engagement could also communicate a lack of follow-through.John Hall, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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The human gut microbiome plays a critical role in the body, communicating with the brain and maintaining the immune system through the gut-brain axis.Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Transfuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transfuse. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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