infuse with
/ɪnˈfjuːz wɪð/
Meaning
To fill or steep something (usually a liquid) with a particular flavor, aroma, or quality by soaking ingredients like herbs, spices, or fruit in it. It suggests a slow, deep blending of flavors rather than just mixing them quickly.
Examples
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To make the dessert, you need to infuse the cream with vanilla beans.
To make the dessert, you need to infuse the cream with vanilla beans.
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She loves to infuse her drinking water with fresh cucumber and mint.
She loves to infuse her drinking water with fresh cucumber and mint.
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The chef decided to infuse the olive oil with garlic and rosemary.
The chef decided to infuse the olive oil with garlic and rosemary.
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This herbal tea is infused with chamomile and honey flavors.
This herbal tea is infused with chamomile and honey flavors.
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You can infuse the simple syrup with lavender for a floral touch in your cocktails.
You can infuse the simple syrup with lavender for a floral touch in your cocktails.
Common Mistakes
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✗ I want to infuse vanilla into the milk.
✓ I want to infuse the milk with vanilla.
The correct prepositional pattern is 'infuse [something] with [a flavor]', not 'infuse [a flavor] into [something]'.
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✗ Just infuse the tea for one second.
✓ Let the tea steep for a few minutes to infuse it with flavor.
Infusing is a gradual extraction process that requires time; it cannot happen instantly in a single second.
Related Expressions
Practice
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To make the base of the custard, you need to ___ the hot milk with vanilla beans.
💡 Steep the ingredient to extract its flavor.
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infuse
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This artisanal gin is ___ botanicals like juniper and coriander.
💡 Filled or steeped with these plant flavors (passive form).
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infused with