Both Uses of
infusion
in
The Lovely Bones
- She didn't recognize my father's voice infused with hate.†
Chpt 11 *infused = added something to something else to make it better
- He sat up and looked at Ruth, at her long gangly limbs, at the beautiful body to which he had made love, and felt a sudden warmth infuse him.†
Chpt 23infuse = to add 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.