infusion

Noun

infusion (countable and uncountable, plural infusions)

1. A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities.
   • An extract of rooibos and chamomile makes a refreshing infusion.
2. The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities.
3. The act of installing a quality into a person.
4. A giving of money or other resources, typically a large amount, to an organization.
   • He made a number of other changes at the Transit Police, including revamping audio equipment, moving the force to nine-millimeter semiautomatic weapons, and designing new uniforms. These changes were all part of a $40 million infusion into the Transit Police in 1990 from Governor Mario Cuomo.2001, Bernard E. Harcourt, Illusion of Order
   • [...] but in the verity of extolment / I take him to be a soul of great article and his infusion / of such dearth and rareness as, to make true diction of / him, his semblable in his mirror, and who else would / trace him, his umbrage, nothing more.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
5. (obsolete) The act of dipping into a fluid.
6. The administration of liquid substances directly into a vein for medical purposes; perfusion.