Transfuse
(verb)
- To transfer blood or a blood component from one person or animal to another through a vein, by means of a tube, or other device.
- To impart or introduce a quality or substance into something else.
Origin:
From the latin word "transfundere" meaning to pour from one container to another.
Examples:
- The patient needed a blood transfusion to replace the blood he lost.
- The doctor transfused the patient with a unit of O-negative blood.
- The patient was transfused with the donated blood and made a full recovery.
- The scientist transfused the new genetic material into the bacteria.
- The teacher tried to transfuse his enthusiasm for the subject into his students.