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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Infusion \In*fu"sion\, n. [L. infusio a pouring in: cf. F.
     infusion. See {Infuse}, v. t.]
     1. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling;
        instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the
        mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.
  
              Our language has received innumerable elegancies and
              improvements from that infusion of Hebraisms.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.
  
              His folly and his wisdom are of his oun growth, not
              the echo or infusion of other men.    --Swift.
  
     3. The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.
        [Obs.] ``Baptism by infusion.'' --Jortin.
  
     4. (Pharmacy)
        (a) The act or process of steeping or soaking any
            substance in water in order to extract its virtues.
        (b) The liquid extract obtained by this process.
  
                  Sips meek infusion of a milder herb. --Cowper.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  infusion
       n 1: a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance
            (usually in water) [syn: {extract}]
       2: the process of extracting certain active properties (as a
          drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in
          water)
       3: (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid
          or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as
          by gravitational force)
       4: the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying
          element or quality; "the team's continued success is
          attributable to a steady infusion of new talent"

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