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transfuse

  • /tɹænsˈfjuːz/

Rhymes with -uːz

Where it comes from

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

verb transfuses · transfusing · transfused

  1. transitive To 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.
  2. transitive To pour liquid from one vessel into another.
  3. transitive To diffuse or permeate through something.

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verb transfuse (all senses)

Españoltransfundir
Françaistransfuser

verb administer a transfusion

Deutschtransfundieren

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"transfuse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transfuse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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transfuse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transfuse

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"transfuse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transfuse.

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@misc{transfuse_2026,
  title = {transfuse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transfuse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}