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trans·fuse

(trăns-fyo͞oz′)

tr.v. trans·fused, trans·fus·ing, trans·fus·es

1. To pour (something) out of one vessel into another.

2. To cause to be instilled or imparted: transfused a love of learning to her children.

3. To diffuse through; permeate: a glade that was transfused with sunlight.

4. Medicine To administer a transfusion of or to: transfuse blood into a patient; transfuse a patient.

[Middle English transfusen, to transmit, from Latin trānsfundere, trānsfūs-, to transfuse : trāns-, trans- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

trans·fus′er n.

trans·fus′i·ble, trans·fus′a·ble adj.

trans·fu′sive (-fyo͞o′sĭv, -zĭv) adj.

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transfuse

(trænsˈfjuːz)

vb (tr)

1. to permeate or infuse: a blush transfused her face.

2. (Medicine)

a. to inject (blood, etc) into a blood vessel

b. to give a transfusion to (a patient)

3. rare to transfer from one vessel to another, esp by pouring

[C15: from Latin transfundere to pour out, from trans- + fundere to pour]

transˈfuser n

transˈfusible, transˈfusable adj

transˈfusive adj

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trans•fuse

(trænsˈfyuz)

v.t. -fused, -fus•ing.

1. to transfer or pass from one to another; transmit.

2. to diffuse into or through; permeate; infuse.

a. to transfer a fluid by injection into a vein or artery.

b. to give a transfusion to.

4. Archaic. to pour from one container into another.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin trānsfūsus, past participle of trānsfundere to transfer by pouring]

trans•fus′er, n.

trans•fus′i•ble, trans•fus′a•ble, adj.

trans•fu′sive (-ˈfyu sɪv, -zɪv) adj.

transfuse

Past participle: transfused
Gerund: transfusing

Imperative
transfuse
transfuse

Present
I transfuse
you transfuse
he/she/it transfuses
we transfuse
you transfuse
they transfuse

Preterite
I transfused
you transfused
he/she/it transfused
we transfused
you transfused
they transfused

Present Continuous
I am transfusing
you are transfusing
he/she/it is transfusing
we are transfusing
you are transfusing
they are transfusing

Present Perfect
I have transfused
you have transfused
he/she/it has transfused
we have transfused
you have transfused
they have transfused

Past Continuous
I was transfusing
you were transfusing
he/she/it was transfusing
we were transfusing
you were transfusing
they were transfusing

Past Perfect
I had transfused
you had transfused
he/she/it had transfused
we had transfused
you had transfused
they had transfused

Future
I will transfuse
you will transfuse
he/she/it will transfuse
we will transfuse
you will transfuse
they will transfuse

Future Perfect
I will have transfused
you will have transfused
he/she/it will have transfused
we will have transfused
you will have transfused
they will have transfused

Future Continuous
I will be transfusing
you will be transfusing
he/she/it will be transfusing
we will be transfusing
you will be transfusing
they will be transfusing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transfusing
you have been transfusing
he/she/it has been transfusing
we have been transfusing
you have been transfusing
they have been transfusing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transfusing
you will have been transfusing
he/she/it will have been transfusing
we will have been transfusing
you will have been transfusing
they will have been transfusing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transfusing
you had been transfusing
he/she/it had been transfusing
we had been transfusing
you had been transfusing
they had been transfusing

Conditional
I would transfuse
you would transfuse
he/she/it would transfuse
we would transfuse
you would transfuse
they would transfuse

Past Conditional
I would have transfused
you would have transfused
he/she/it would have transfused
we would have transfused
you would have transfused
they would have transfused

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Verb	1.	transfuse - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" instill contribute, lend, impart, add, bestow, bring - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" breathe - impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"
	2.	transfuse - pour out of one vessel into another pour - cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
	3.	transfuse - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin cup practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
	4.	transfuse - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" dispense, administer - give or apply (medications)

transfuse

verb

To cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone:

charge, freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse.

Translations

يَنْقُل دَم شَخْصٍ إلى آخر

provést transfuzi

overføre

transfuser

átömleszt

gefa blóî í æî

trasfusione travasare

perpiltiperpylimas

pārliet

overføre

urobiť transfúziu

kan nakletmek

注...入静脉输血

transfuse

[trænsˈfjuːz] VT → transfundir; [+ blood] → hacer una transfusión de

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transfuse

vt (Med) blood → übertragen; (fig) → erfüllen, durchdringen

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transfuse

(trӕnsˈfjuːz) verb

to transfer (the blood of one person) into the veins of another.

transˈfusion (-ʒən) noun

1. a quantity of blood transferred from one person to another. She was given a blood transfusion.

2. the act or process of transferring blood from one person to another.

transfuse

vt transfundir, hacer una transfusión, poner sangre (fam)

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