infuse (someone or something) with (something)

infuse (someone or something) with (something)

1. To add an ingredient to something by soaking or steeping. Oh, I always infuse my water with lemon—it's so refreshing!
2. To put forth effort so that someone learns or remembers something. She really needs to infuse her kids with a sense of respect for others, sheesh.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

infuse someone with something

to teach someone a body of knowledge or a perspective on a body of knowledge. The schools sought to infuse the children with a sense of history. Children should be infused with a respect for the rights of others.
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infuse something with something

to make something mix into some liquid. He infused the mixture with a strong solution of soap. The chemical mixture was infused with the other solution.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • infuse
  • infuse (something) into (someone or something)
  • infuse into
  • infuse with
  • soak (something) off of (something else)
  • soak off
  • from this/that day forth
  • draw forth
  • give forth with
  • give forth with (something)