infuse

/ɪnˈfjuz/verb

To introduce a quality or substance into something so that it spreads all through it.

Example sentence

“Leave the tea leaves to infuse for a few minutes.”

Tea drinkers use it literally: leaves infuse in hot water. Writers use 'infused with' for pervasive qualities: a novel infused with nostalgia.

Related words

ingeniousVery clever and original; showing inventive skill.influentialHaving strong power to affect people, events, or decisions.ingenuityCleverness and skill at solving hard problems in fresh, inventive ways.inferTo reach a conclusion by reasoning from evidence, rather than from a direct statement.ingenuousInnocent and trusting; open and without cunning.infectionThe spread of harmful germs multiplying out of control inside a person, animal, or plant.