infusion

Everyday

1. A drink made by soaking leaves, flowers or fruit in hot water, like herbal tea. tree →
2. (medicine) Putting a liquid such as medicine or fluid slowly into a vein through a tube (a drip). tree →
3. Adding something new that brings energy or change: an infusion of money, an infusion of new ideas. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: a mint, camomile or fruit infusion is like tea without tea leaves. In hospital, a patient may have an infusion of fluids or medicine. In science, making an infusion is a way of drawing flavour or colour out of plants into water. Phrases: herbal infusion, an infusion of cash, a saline infusion.

Examples

• Grandma drinks a camomile infusion before bed. tree →
• We made an infusion of red cabbage to test acids and alkalis. tree →
• The nurse gave him an infusion of fluids through a drip. tree →
• The new players gave the team an infusion of energy. tree →
• A mint infusion is made by steeping leaves in hot water. tree →
• The school got an infusion of money to fix the roof. tree →

Note

Verb «infuse» (to steep, or to fill with a feeling: infused with hope). Countable for each drink or dose. Don't confuse «infusion» with «confusion» or «diffusion» (spreading out of particles).