TRANSFUSING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Transfuse

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the sense ‘cause to pass from one person to another’): from Latin transfus- ‘poured from one container to another’, from the verb transfundere, from trans- ‘across’ + fundere ‘pour’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: transˈfjuːz
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: trɑːnsˈfjuːz
Dialects: British English
Definition:

transfer (blood or its components) from one person or animal to another

Short Definition:

transfer blood or its components from one person or animal

Examples:
  • it is usual to transfuse blood screened for cytomegalovirus
  • white cells in the transfused blood
  • the decision to transfuse was made
Definition:

cause (something or someone) to be permeated or infused by something

Short Definition:

cause something or someone to be permeated or infused by something

Examples:
  • we became transfused by a radiance of joy

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