Literary notes about infused (AI summary)
The term "infused" operates on both literal and figurative levels across various writings. It often denotes the act of imbuing or permeating something with a new quality or substance—whether it be the tangible steeping of tea or herbs, as seen when tea is prepared by steeping leaves [1] or when a herb is steeped in malt liquor [2], or the metaphorical introduction of qualities like excitement, courage, or hope into a person or situation [3] [4] [5]. Additionally, the word is employed to describe how abstract values can take root and transform a system, organization, or even a work of art, infusing it with renewed energy and meaning [6] [7] [8]. In this way, "infused" enriches narratives by linking the physical process of mixing with the more ethereal transformation of spirit and purpose [9].
- Then tea was served in two manners, simply [pg 70] infused, and also the powdered leaf mixed up with hot water and frothed.
— from A Diplomat in Japan by Ernest Mason Satow - EYEBRIGHT, (?) a malt liquor in which the herb of this name was infused, or a person who sold the same (Gifford).
— from Epicoene; Or, The Silent Woman by Ben Jonson - So the usual pitch of anticipation was infused with the higher excitement of a sure victory.
— from For Every Man A Reason by Patrick Wilkins - New hope will be infused into the hearts of misery-mad, death-fearing dreamers of the world.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - His calmness and determination infused courage into all around him.
— from Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War by William Henry Giles Kingston - Every moment instructs and every object: for wisdom is infused into every form.
— from Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson - These of i. 226 ficers, full of zeal and vigor, infused new life into an army that had been beaten and battered for two years.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - A new spirit had been infused into the administration.
— from Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron - Stephen infused a yet deeper gravity into the mixed expression of his attentive face.
— from Hard Times by Charles Dickens
