infuscate

t. [Lat. in fusc at us, pa. par. of infusco, from in- (intens.), and fusco = to make dark; fusc us =dark.] To darken; to obscure; to make black or dark. In-fus-ca-tion, s. [Lat. in fusc at us , pa. par. of infusco .] The act of darkening or blackening; the state of being darkened or black. In-füşe', v . t . [Fr. infuser , from Lat. infusus , pa. par. of infundo to pour in: in- =in, into, and fun do to pour; Sp. infundir ; Ital. infondere .] 1. To pour in, into, or upon, as a liquid; to shed. "Those clear rays which she infused on me." Shakesp.: Henry VL, Pt . I. , i. 2. 2. To pour into the mind; to instill as a principle; to inculcate, to implant. "So spake the false archangel, and infused Bad influence into the unwary breast Of his a ociate." Milton: P. L., v. 694. 3. To introduce, to diffuse, to spread. "[He] waking at the call of lust alone, Infuses lies and errors of his own." Cowper: Expostulation, 102. 4. To make an infusion with. "Drink, infused with flesh, will nourish faster and easier than meat and drink together." -Bacon : Nat . Hist. 5. To inspire, to fill. "Infusing him with self and vain conceit." Shakesp.: Richard II., iii. 2. IMG:content-1662.jpg:[graphic] 6. To steep in any liquid, with a gentle heat, for the purpose of extracting medicinal or other valuable virtues, e ences, or qualities. "Take violets, and infuse a good pugil of them in a quart of vinegar." - Bacon: Nat. Hist. In-füşe', s . [Lat. infusum , neut. sing. of infusus , pa. par. of infundo to pour in or on.] An infusion "That may my rymes with sweet infuse embrew." Spenser: Hymn of Heavenly Love. In-füş-er, s. [Eng. inf us (e); -er.] One who or that which infuses. "To declare the very dream, as if they had been the in fusers of it." -Mountagu : Devout E ays , pt. i., tr. xvi., § 6. In-fus-i-bil-1-tỹ (1), s. [Eng. infusible (1); -ity.] The quality or state of being infusible; incapa bility of fusion or di olution.