infusion

«infusion» in Mova's school dictionary: A drink made by soaking leaves, flowers or fruit in hot… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an infusion, infusions; also uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «infusion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.