All 3 Uses of
infusion
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The spirit infused Deacon Jackson and Sister Willson, the chairman of the usher board, at the same time.†
p. 40.7infused = added something to something else to make it better
- It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.†
p. 98.4infuse = to add something to something else to make it better
- I memorized the part about the human voice infusing words.†
p. 98.5 *infusing = adding 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.