transfuse

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/tɹænsˈfjuːz/

verb

To administer a transfusion of.

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Meanings

verbtransfuse (third-person singular simple present transfuses, present participle transfusing, simple past and past participle transfused)

present singular third person transfuses · participle present transfusing · participle past transfused · past transfused

  1. transitivemedicineTo administer a transfusion of.

    A few years subsequent to his investigation, Richard Lower, also working on dogs, successfully tranfused the blood of one dog to that of another.

    1952, Vincent Joseph Collins, Principles and Practice of Anesthesiology, page 461
  2. transitiveTo pour liquid from one vessel into another.
  3. transitiveTo diffuse or permeate through something.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbimpart gradually

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instill
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lendimpartbestow

verbtreat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

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cup
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treatcare for
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From trans- + fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour, to melt”). By surface analysis, trans- + fuse.

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Translations

Bulgarian преливам, преливам
  • преливам (prelivam)administer a transfusion
  • преливам (prelivam)transfuse (all senses)
French transfuser
  • transfusertransfuse (all senses)
German transfundieren
  • transfundierenadminister a transfusion
Norwegian transfundere
  • transfunderetransfuse (all senses)
Spanish transfundir
  • transfundirtransfuse (all senses)

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with transfuse

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Cite this entry
APA

transfuse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfuse

MLA

“transfuse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfuse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transfuse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transfuse.

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