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infused

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪnˈfjuzd// UK //ɪnfjˈuːzd// in·fused

adj. filled with a specific quality, feeling, or flavor. You use this when one thing has been mixed into another to make it better or stronger.

adj. permeated or filled with a particular quality, emotion, or ingredient. Often used as a participial adjective to describe a state resulting from the introduction of a secondary element.


SIMPLE

The room was infused with the smell of fresh coffee.

CONTEXTUAL

The chef served a dessert infused with lavender and honey to create a unique floral taste.

COMPLEX

Her latest novel is infused with a sense of melancholy, reflecting the author's own experiences with loss and the passage of time.

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Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'become' and is frequently paired with the preposition 'with'.

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