TRANSFUSED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

transfused

verb

past tense of transfuse

as in transmitted

to cause (something) to pass from one to another a teacher who is able to transfuse his enthusiasm and passion for history to his students

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to spread throughout light transfused the room as the sun rose

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Recent Examples of transfused Cam is injected with unknown serums, blood gets transfused and pocket-passing drills turn grisly. — Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025 Blood has been transfused from one greatest player to the next over multiple generations, and Cam is next in line. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 Doctors harvested Sullivan's stem cells before treatment and later transfused them back into her body to rebuild her immune system. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026 In the first eight months of Fort Worth’s blood program, paramedics have transfused more than 150 units of blood into 140 patients, according to data as of mid-December. — Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026

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This generates sensory messages that are transmitted to the snake’s brain.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Tomato mosaic virus is transmitted from seed, grafting, human handling, and tobacco products.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 July 2026

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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 3 July 2026

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While most of that warming occurs near the surface, measurements show heat has also penetrated to depths of roughly 3,000 meters over recent decades.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Ivory Coast has penetrated the box a bit more, but both sides have just one shot and zero on target.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

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