English Explanatory Dictionary

transfuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To administer a transfusion of.
  2. To pour liquid from one vessel into another.
  3. To diffuse or permeate through something.

Pronunciation

/tɹænsˈfjuːz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transfuse.wav

Word forms

transfuse transfuses transfusing transfused

Etymology

From trans- + fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour, to melt”). By surface analysis, trans- + fuse.

Translations

Azerbaijani: köçürmək Bulgarian: преливам French: transfuser Ido: transfuzar Norwegian: transfundere Spanish: transfundir
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