All 3 Uses of
infusion
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony, I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet.†
p. 58.1infuse = to add something to something else to make it better
- I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.†
p. 58.8 *infusing = adding something to something else to make it better
- The arrival of the Arabian now infused new life into his soul.†
p. 128.9infused = added something to something else to make it better
Definitions:
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(1)
(infusion) to add something to something else; or the thing added
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More specifically, infusion can mean to add medicine or fluid to the blood stream through gravitational drip or pump.
It can also refer to a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance -- such as tea or herbs in water.