infused

Permeated with essence

Infused describes something that has been soaked, steeped, or permeated with another substance or quality.

Tea is infused with hot water; oils can be infused with herbs.

The word extends to abstract qualities: Her voice was infused with warmth.

An infused cocktail has absorbed flavors from added ingredients.

In medical contexts, infused refers to fluids delivered intravenously.

flavor

steeped

Saturated by soaking

aromatic · herbs · spices · citrus · vanilla · ginger · garlic · rosemary · lavender · mint

imbued

permeated

Spread thoroughly through

filled · enriched · endowed · invested · penetrated · enwrapped · charged · laden · steeped · drenched

combined

blended

Mixed into uniformity

integrated · woven · mixed · combined · melded · amalgamated · synthesized · unified · intermingled · interlaced

medical

intravenous

Into the vein

  • IVVein-delivered medication method
  • dripLiquid falling slowly
  • salineSalt-water solution

medication · transfusion · catheter · solution · fluids · glucose · chemotherapy · plasma · administered · injected

Categories
Opposites
presence of added quality or substance

infusedplain

Basic and unremarkable

unflavored · uninfused · pure · unadulterated · unseasoned

process direction

infuseddrained

Emptied of resources

extracted · leached · siphoned · removed · withdrawn

saturation level

infuseddepleted

Severely reduced or emptied

emptied · devoid · lacking · bereft · stripped

Phrases
Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G