TRANSFUSE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

transfuse

verb

tran(t)s-ˈfyüz

Definition of transfuse

as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students

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as in to penetrate

to spread throughout light transfused the room as the sun rose

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Recent Examples of transfuse In the first eight months of Fort Worth’s blood program, paramedics have transfused more than 150 units of blood into 140 patients, according to data as of mid-December. — Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 Blood has been transfused from one greatest player to the next over multiple generations, and Cam is next in line. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly. — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 In the United States, doctors transfuse more than 14 million units of blood each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for transfuse

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Verb

Hoodoo was transmitted orally in these early centuries and was never homogeneous.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Once transmitted back to Earth, scientists will use Bayesian statistical methods alongside sky-response computer simulations to remove Galactic foreground emissions and instrument distortions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of transmit

Verb

Webb’s infrared vision is particularly useful here because infrared light can penetrate dust that blocks much of the visible light, giving astronomers a better look at the processes taking place inside stellar nurseries.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Even when flames are intense, the relatively short duration of exposure gives heat little time to penetrate thick masonry walls, assuming interior materials don’t catch fire and continue burning from within.

— Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of penetrate

Verb

Beyond seeking members' votes, campaigns and the party look to organized labor for help in spreading Democrats' message to voters and getting people to the polls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
And alumni are among the college’s best ambassadors for spreading that message, insists Emma Donatille, executive director of the WCC Foundation that has handed out nearly $440,000 in scholarships over the years.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

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After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026

Definition of suffuse

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The Arts District is a short rideshare away and gives you all the indie bars and restaurants and vintage shopping.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Karlie Lema’s pressure gave Bay FC (5-10-4) a lead in the sixth minute, but Moriya responded a minute later to tie it and Utah (11-6-3) took the lead in the 22nd minute on Narumi’s shot from outside the box.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of give

Verb

To convey those sensory elements, the perfume house began by marrying cherry and davana, then leaned into fractionated patchouli oil and relied on black violet notes for their depth.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026
The crying can become the dominant thing, and the acting is the crying as opposed to being able to convey a personality underneath all of that, being able to find the nuance of who this character is outside of the crying.

— Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of convey

Verb

Diagnoses of autism, a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate and behave, have increased roughly fivefold over the past couple of decades.

— Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Saturday’s statement alleged that Qatar had not allowed the pilots to meet or communicate with families or Iranian officials handling their cases.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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